Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry
Chapter 130f - ODOR MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION
Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION
COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC ODOR MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS
Section 130f.11 - Determination of competence
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Commercial odor management specialist. Determination of competence for a commercial odor management specialist shall be based on the successful completion of provisional certification training and examinations as set forth in this section and the successful completion of the final certification requirements established under this chapter.
(b) Public odor management specialist. Determination of competence for a public odor management specialist will be based on the successful completion of provisional certification training and examinations as set forth in this section and the successful completion of the final certification requirements established by this chapter.
(c) Future advancements. As advancements in science and technology make new odor management techniques and Odor BMPs available and after these techniques and Odor BMPs are approved by the Commission, the certification requirements may include other course work related to those techniques and best management requirements, as well as, any new requirements set forth in the odor management regulations, as part of the certification course and training requirements. The new techniques and Odor BMPs will not become part of the certification requirements until after training manuals and course work have been modified to include the information necessary to impart knowledge of these new techniques and Odor BMPs.
(d) Provisional certification training. The provisional certification training courses must, at a minimum, consist of the following areas of odor management planning:
(e) Examination. The written examination will be proctored by the Department or its designee. The Department will administer the examination at least twice per year, or more often as deemed necessary by the Department. At a minimum, the successful completion of the examination will demonstrate an examinee's technical knowledge relating to odor management planning and OMP plan development in the following areas:
(f) Other examinations. The Department may approve the use of written examinations other than the Pennsylvania Odor Management Examination, if the written examinations meet the requirements in subsection (e).
(g) Provisional certification. Upon the successful completion of the requirements in subsections (d) and (e), the applicant for certification as a commercial or public odor management specialist will be issued the appropriate provisional certification. The holder of a provisional certification is qualified, dependent on the type of provisional certification attained, to develop or review OMPs for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of this section regarding final certification. Provisional certification is valid for 2 years ending on the last day of the month from the date of issuance.
(h) Final certification requirements. Once provisional certification has been granted, the provisionally certified specialist shall complete one of the following dependent on the type of provisional certification granted and final certification sought:
(i) Public odor management specialist to commercial odor management specialist. A certified public odor management specialist may obtain certification as a commercial odor management specialist. To attain this certification, a certified public odor management specialist shall develop one additional OMP in accordance with section 509 of the act. The certified public odor management specialist seeking this certification shall submit the OMP to the Department or its designee for review and approval.
(j) Commercial odor management specialist to public odor management specialist. A certified commercial odor management specialist who wishes to obtain certification as a public odor management specialist shall complete an OMP review course covering proper OMP review procedures and successfully review one OMP in accordance with section 509 of the act. The applicant seeking to attain this certification shall submit the OMP review to the Department or its designee for review and approval.
(k) Nutrient management specialist to odor management specialist. A person certified and in good standing as a commercial nutrient management specialist or a public nutrient management specialist under the Department's nutrient management certification regulations (See Chapter 130b (relating to nutrient management certification.)) may obtain certification as a commercial or public odor management specialist upon meeting the requirements of this chapter for the level of certification sought.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 130f.2 (relating to definitions); 7 Pa. Code § 130f.12 (relating to final certification); 7 Pa. Code §130.21 (relating to determination of competance); and 7 Pa. Code § 130f.31 (relating to recertification).