Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) To be certified in hazardous material
response, a request for certification shall be made in writing to the Utah Fire
Service Certification System, or the Utah State Fire Marshal's Haz-Mat Section.
(a) The applicant shall indicate which of the
five certification levels the applicant will apply for:
(i) Awareness Level;
(ii) Operations Level Responder;
(iii) Hazardous Materials Technician;
(iv) Hazardous Materials Officer;
or
(v) Hazardous Materials Incident
Commander.
(2) Examination.
(a) An applicant certifying at the Awareness
Level shall be trained to meet all the competencies in Chapter 4 of NFPA 472
and pass a written examination with a minimum score of 70%.
(b) An applicant certifying as an Operations
Level Responder shall meet all the requirements listed in Subsection
R710-12-7(3)(a), and shall be trained to meet all the competencies in Chapter 5
of NFPA 472, and pass a written examination with a minimum score of 70%. The
applicant shall also pass a practical or actual demonstration on some selected
aspects of hazardous materials consistent with the level seeking
certification.
(c) An applicant
certifying as a Hazardous Materials Technician shall pass all the requirements
listed in Subsections R710-12-7(3)(a) and R710-12-7(3)(b), and shall be trained
to meet all the competencies in Chapter 7 of NFPA 472, and shall pass a written
examination with a minimum score of 70%. The applicant shall also pass a
practical or actual demonstration on some selected aspects of hazardous
materials consistent with the level seeking certification.
(d) An applicant certifying as a Hazardous
Materials Officer shall meet all the requirements listed in Subsections
R710-12-7(3)(a) through R710-12-7(3)(b), and shall be trained to meet all the
competencies in Chapter 10 of NFPA 472, and shall pass a written examination
with a minimum score of 70%. The applicant shall also pass a practical or
actual demonstration on some selected aspects of hazardous materials consistent
with the level seeking certification.
(e) An applicant certifying as a Hazardous
Materials Incident Commander shall meet all the requirements listed in
Subsections R710-12-7(3)(a) through R710-12-7(3)(b), and shall be trained to
meet all the competencies in Chapter 8 of NFPA 472, and shall pass a written
examination with a minimum score of 70%. The applicant shall also pass a
practical or actual demonstration on some selected aspects of hazardous
materials consistent with the level seeking certification.
(3) Following receipt of the
properly completed application and compliance with Subsection R710-12-7(3), the
Utah Fire Service Certification Council, or the Utah State Fire Marshal's
Haz-Mat Section shall issue a certificate.
(4) Original certificates shall be valid for
three years from the date of certification issuance. Thereafter, each
certificate of registration shall be renewed every three years from issuance,
unless otherwise specified by a Utah certification standard.
(5) Renewal shall be made as directed by the
Utah Fire Service Certification Council.
(6) Every holder of a valid certificate shall
provide to the certifying entity written verification from the authorizing
agency that they have received continuing training in hazardous materials
necessary to maintain competency over the previous three-year period of
certification issuance.
