Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control
Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators
Section NR 499.02 - Definitions

(1) "Approved training program" means a curriculum developed by a facility or an independent sponsor and approved by the department under this chapter for the purpose of training solid waste treatment facility operators.

(2) "Burndown" means the final cycle in the operation of a solid waste treatment facility in which solid waste is no longer being charged, burners are designed to shut off automatically after a specified period of time, charging doors are locked and the equipment is allowed to cool.

(3) "Certificate" means a printed document issued by the department, pursuant to this chapter, stating that the named individual has met the competency requirements established for a solid waste treatment facility operator.

(4) "Certified operator" means a person who has completed an approved training program, passed an examination in accordance with this chapter, and has been issued a certificate by the department.

(5) "Chief facility operator" means a person who has completed an approved training program and passed a department examination at this certification level. A chief facility operator is responsible for the overall supervision and monitoring of performance of a solid waste treatment facility and facility personnel.

Note: Chief facility operator responsibilities are in s. NR 499.06.

(6) "Crematory" means a facility that has a combustion device for the purpose of burning exclusively human corpses or animal bodies.

(7) "Independent sponsor" means any person other than the department or a solid waste treatment facility that develops an approved training program.

(8) "Interim chief facility operator" means a shift operator temporarily assigned the duties of a chief facility operator.

(10) "Refresher training" means training that a certified operator is required to receive on an annual basis to review past training topics and to receive an update on new regulations, practices or procedures.

(11) "Revocation" means an action by the department that withdraws an operator's certification for the remaining term of the certification.

(12) "Shift operator" means a person who has completed an approved training program and passed a department examination at this certification level. A shift operator is responsible for the supervising and monitoring of performance of a solid waste treatment facility and facility personnel during an assigned shift.

(13) "Solid waste" has the meaning given in s. 285.01(40), Stats.

(14) "Solid waste treatment" or "treatment" has the meaning given in s. 289.01(39), Stats.

(15) "Solid waste treatment facility" or "facility" means any facility for solid waste treatment that uses any process that involves burning to change the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of solid waste. This includes an incinerator as defined in s. NR 500.03(108).

(16) "Suspension" means an action by the department that temporarily withdraws an operator's certification pursuant to this chapter.