Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
Operators of
training courses providing training for licensure of radon testers or radon
mitigation specialists or for employees of radon mitigation contractors may
apply for approval by the director by doing all of the following:
(1)
Submit a
complete and separate application for each course to the director on a form
prescribed and furnished by the director, which shall include but shall not be
limited to the following information:
(a)
Name and address
of applicant;
(b)
Federal tax identification number of applicant;
(c)
Type
of business structure and proof that the business name is registered with the
Ohio secretary of state;
(d)
Contact information for the applicant;
(e)
Name
and address of applicant's responsible contact person;
(f)
Federal tax
identification number of applicant's responsible contact person;
(g)
Telephone and fax numbers of applicant's responsible contact person;
(h)
Email
address of applicant's responsible contact person;
(i)
Type of
course;
(j)
Frequency of course offerings;
(k)
List of topics
offered within the course;
(l)
Total hours of
supervised instruction; and
(m)
An agenda
outlining the hours of instruction and describing the subject matter to be
included;
(2)
Submit copies of the syllabus and training materials
to be used in the training course, which shall include a course manual covering
the subject matter described in paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(12) of this rule for
radon measurement and paragraphs (C)(1) to (C)(13) of this rule for radon
mitigation;
(3)
Submit credentials of all individuals instructing
participants in the training course;
(4)
Submit the
criteria upon which successful completion of the course by participants will be
judged; and
(5)
Submit a payment for the nonrefundable biennial fee in
the amount of six hundred dollars by electronic payment or a check or money
order payable to the "Treasurer, State of Ohio."
(B)
To be approved
as a radon measurement training course for radon testers the course shall be at
least sixteen hours of supervised instruction and include but not be limited to
instruction on the following subject matter:
(1)
Radiation
biology and the health effects of radon;
(2)
Radiation safety
and the development of a safety plan to monitor occupational radon
exposures;
(3)
Radon behavior and entry;
(4)
Ethics of radon
testing;
(5)
Radon and radioactivity;
(6)
Radon, radon
decay products, and health risks;
(7)
The Ohio radon
measurement protocols referenced in appendix A to rule
3701-69-07 of the Administrative
Code;
(8)
The Ohio radon measurement device protocols referenced
in appendix B to rule
3701-69-07 of the Administrative
Code;
(9)
All types of radon measurement devices approved by the
director;
(10)
Radon measurement quality control and quality
assurance practices and procedures;
(11)
Radon in water;
and
(12)
Requirements of Chapter 3701-69 of the Administrative
Code.
(C)
To be approved as a training course for radon
mitigation specialists the course shall be at least twenty hours of supervised
instruction and include but not be limited to instruction on the following
subject matter:
(1)
The goal and basis of radon mitigation and
applications of mitigation;
(2)
Techniques and
design considerations for reducing pressure-driven radon entry, specifically
subslab depressurization and submembrane depressurization;
(3)
Radon mitigation
by positive pressurization and ventilation of the structure;
(4)
Combination
radon mitigation systems and approaches for addressing each different
foundation type;
(5)
Building investigation guidelines and creation of a
floor-plan sketch;
(6)
Selecting a mitigation technique to maximize radon
reduction;
(7)
Postmitigation assessment and the creation of required
documentation;
(8)
Methods for the removal of radon in water;
(9)
Radon
resistant new construction techniques;
(10)
Ohio radon
mitigation standards found in the appendix to rule
3701-69-08 of the Administrative
Code;
(11)
Worker health and safety;
(12)
Requirements of
Chapter 3701-69 of the Administrative Code; and
(13)
Four hours of
hands-on work in the field at a mitigation site. These four hours of hands-on
instruction shall include, but not be limited to:
(a)
Premitigation
diagnostics and selection of the best location of a primary radon mitigation
suction point;
(b)
Use of premitigation diagnostic tools including
chemical smoke and a micromanometer; and
(c)
Demonstration of
tools and equipment used for premitigation diagnostics and the installation of
radon mitigation systems.
(D)
To maintain
approval of a training course, the course operator shall do all of the
following:
(1)
Issue a certificate of completion to each individual who successfully completes
the course;
(2)
Submit to the director, within ten business days, a
list of all individuals who successfully complete the course; and
(3)
Notify the director in writing of any changes made by the applicant to their
information that would render the information contained in their application
file for approval no longer accurate.
(E)
In accordance
with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director may refuse to issue an
approval and may revoke or suspend an approval issued under this rule if the
operator of the course fails to meet the criteria specified in paragraph (B) or
(C) of this rule, as applicable, and paragraph (D) of this rule.
(F)
Approval of a training course shall expire two years after the date of
approval. The course operator may apply for renewal of approval by submitting
an application for renewal which complies with the requirements of paragraph
(A) of this rule and paying the fee prescribed by paragraph (A)(5) of this
rule. The renewal application shall be submitted at least ninety days before
the existing approval expires. To have approval of a training course renewed,
the operator shall document that the course complies with paragraph (B) or (C)
of this rule, as applicable, and the operator of the course complies with
paragraph (D) of this rule.
Replaces: 3701-69-06
