Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
No individual
shall engage in the installation, testing, or repair of any "isolation backflow
prevention device," as defined in division (F) of section
3703.21 of the Revised Code,
unless he or she possesses a valid certification as a backflow technician as
follows:
(1)
If
the backflow prevention device is, or will be, located within a lawn irrigation
process piping system, the individual must possess a valid "Class A" or "Class
B" backflow technician certification issued in accordance with section
3703.21 of the Revised Code and
rules promulgated thereunder.
(2)
If the backflow
prevention device is an isolation device that is owned by the public water
system, the individual must possess a valid "Class A" or "Class C" backflow
technician certification issued in accordance with section
3703.21 of the Revised Code and
rules promulgated thereunder.
(3)
For all other
isolation backflow prevention devices not subject to paragraph (A)(1) or (A)(2)
of this rule, the individual must possess a valid "Class A" backflow technician
certification issued in accordance with section
3703.21 of the Revised Code and
rules promulgated thereunder.
(B)
This rule does
not apply with respect to the installation, testing, or repair of any
"containment backflow prevention device," as that term is defined in division
(F) of section 3703.21 of the Revised
Code.
(C)
An initial applicant for certification as a backflow
technician shall submit a completed application to the division on a form
designated by the division. In order to qualify to sit for the backflow
technician examination, the applicant must successfully demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the superintendent or the superintendent's designee all of the
following:
(1)
Significant workplace experience relevant to backflow
technician work, as follows:
(a)
If the applicant is experienced in the plumbing
industry, the applicant must possess five years of experience with a plumbing
contractor, a hydronic contractor, or a fire protection company certified by
the Ohio state fire marshal; or, the applicant must hold a current plumbing
inspector certification from the division or bureau of building
standards.
(b)
If the applicant is experienced in the water purveyor
or industry business, the applicant must possess five years of experience in
the water purveyor industry; or, the applicant must possess a minimum of an
Ohio environmental protection agency license class I distribution of an Ohio
environmental protection agency water treatment operator
license.
(c)
If the applicant does not have the experience set forth
in paragraph (B) (1)(a) or (B)(1)(b) of this rule, the board may consider other
acceptable experience related to the performance of backflow technician duties,
including consideration of such experience as it relates to the class of
backflow technician certification that is being applied for.
(2)
Completion of a twenty-four hour backflow course by an
approved training agency that includes a mandatory hands-on testing and
repairing examination administered by an approved training
agency.
(3)
Payment of an application fee and examination fee set
forth in rule
1301:3-7-04 of the
Administrative Code.
(D)
If the applicant
holds another state's backflow technician certification, then the
superintendent may permit the applicant to complete an eight-hour Ohio
recertification backflow technician course by an approved training agency and
then issue the certification.
Replaces: 1301:3-7-02
