7 CSR 10-23.020 - Certification and Certification Renewal Requirements for Qualified Sampling and Testing Technicians and Sampling or Testing Technicians-in-Training
PURPOSE: This proposed amendment further defines the intern requirement and adds additional certification types needed for construction methods currently used and changes timeframes for retention of documents.
(1) Applicability.
This rule applies to all individuals seeking a certification or a certification
renewal from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) as a qualified
sampling or testing technician , and any individuals seeking registered intern
status from MoDOT as a sampling or testing technician-in-training under the
direct supervision of a qualified sampling or testing technician.
(2) Applications. Any individual seeking a
certification or a certification renewal shall complete the "Application
Form-MoDOT Technician Certification Program." Any individual seeking registered
intern status shall complete the "Application Form-MoDOT Intern Status
Registration." These application forms can be obtained from the Internet at the
MoDOT website at http://www.modot.mo.gov or by contacting
the technician certification coordinator (TCC). Completed applications are to
be forwarded to the TCC.
(3)
Certification Requirements. Any individual seeking certification shall-
(A) Complete an "Application Form- MoDOT
Technician Certification Program" in accordance with section (2) of this
rule;
(B) Attend the classroom
instruction required by MoDOT for the desired certification in accordance with
section (6) of this rule;
(C) Pass
the written examination in accordance with section (7) of this rule;
(D) Pass the performance examination in
accordance with section (8) of this rule;
(E) Be eligible, upon passing the required
examinations, for a certification that is valid for five (5) years after
issuance, and may be perpetually renewed in accordance with section (4) of this
rule; and
(F) Be subject to
certification suspension or revocation pursuant to
7
CSR 10-23.030.
(4) Certification Renewal Requirements. Any
individual seeking certification renewal shall-
(A) Complete an "Application Form- MoDOT
Technician Certification Program" in accordance with section (2) of this
rule;
(B) Attend the classroom
instruction required by MoDOT for the desired certification renewal in
accordance with section (6) of this rule, but that individual is ineligible for
certification renewal if said classroom instruction is not taken within ninety
(90) calendar days after expiration of the certification desired for
renewal;
(C) Pass the written
examination in accordance with section (7) of this rule;
(D) Pass the performance examination in
accordance with section (8) of this rule;
(E) Be eligible, upon passing the required
examinations, for a certification renewal that is valid for five (5) years
after issuance, and may be perpetually renewed in accordance with this section;
and
(F) Be subject to certification
suspension or revocation pursuant to
7
CSR 10-23.030.
(5) Registered Intern Status Requirements.
Any individual seeking registered intern status shall-
(A) Complete an "Application Form- MoDOT
Intern Status Registration" in accordance with section (2) of this
rule;
(B) Be eligible, upon
approval of the application, for registered intern status that is valid for six
(6) months after application approval;
(C) Not be eligible for application approval
unless the individual is a new hire, a student working over the summer, or a
seasonal employee, and that individual shall not be eligible for application
approval if he or she has held a technician certification under MoDOT's
Technician Certification Program;
(D) Not be eligible for application approval
more than once per calendar year;
(E) Be working under a supervisor who is
certified through reciprocity or MoDOT TCP for all applicable test methods the
intern shall perform; and
(6) Classroom Instruction. Classroom
instruction is required for certification and certification renewal.
(A) Course Schedule. The course schedule and
list of locations shall be available to any interested person. It is available
via the Internet on the MoDOT website at http://www.modot.mo.gov or by contacting
the TCC.
(B) Application. To apply
for a course, an application must be completed and submitted pursuant to
section (2) of this rule.
(C)
Costs. A fee schedule for courses can be found via the Internet on the MoDOT
website at http://www.modot.mo.gov
or by contacting the TCC. Charges for the courses will be invoiced upon
acceptance of enrollment.
(7) Written Examination Requirements.
(A) For both certification and certification
renewal, the scores required for passing the written examination are-
1. Eighty-five percent (85%) for the
following certification(s): Aggregate Technician , Bituminous Technician ,
Plasticity Index, Soil Density, Concrete Field, Concrete Strength, IRI, Binder
Ignition, Compressive Strength, Aggregate Specific Gravity, Hot Mix Asphalt
(HMA) Aggregate, Tensile Strength Ratio (TSR), AASHTO T85 Absorption, and Low
Slump; and
2. Eighty percent (80%)
for the following certification: Superpave Quality Control/Quality Assurance
(QC/QA).
(B) The
reported information for the written examination will be Pass or Fail. Actual
written examination scores shall be provided upon request.
(C) If an individual seeking certification
fails to achieve a passing written examination score for the desired
certification in accordance with this section, that individual shall be
permitted to take another written examination for that certification within
sixty (60) days of the reporting of that failing written examination score. If
that individual fails to achieve a passing score for the second written
examination attempt, then he or she must start anew to complete the
certification requirements pursuant to section (3) of this rule.
(D) If an individual seeking certification
renewal-
1. Fails to achieve a passing written
examination score for the desired certification renewal in accordance with this
section, and achieves a written examination score of sixty percent (60%) or
less, then that individual must start anew to complete the certification
requirements pursuant to section (3) of this rule.
2. Fails to achieve a passing written
examination score for the desired certification renewal in accordance with this
section, but achieves a written examination score greater than sixty percent
(60%), then that individual shall be permitted to take another written
examination for that renewal certification within sixty (60) days of the
reporting of that failing written examination score. If that individual fails
to achieve a passing score for the second written examination attempt, then he
or she must start anew to complete the certification requirements pursuant to
section (3) of this rule.
(8) Performance Examinations. The performance
examinations given are demonstrations of the test procedure by the individual
in the presence of an evaluator or instructor. To pass the performance
examination, the individual must present a demonstration of all critical items
of the test procedure. In a given performance examination, an individual is
allowed two (2) opportunities to demonstrate the test procedure.
(9) Reciprocity. Any individual certified by
any other certification program as a qualified sampling or testing technician
may be considered, upon request for reciprocity, as meeting the certification
requirements pursuant to section (3) of this rule. Requests for reciprocity
shall be submitted in writing to the TCC for consideration. The consideration
of granting reciprocity rests with the TCC and his/her interpretation of the
equivalency of the program content in which the individual was certified.
(A) Upon approval of reciprocity by the TCC
for a specified certification, the individual requesting reciprocity shall be
eligible for a certification that is valid for the time remaining until
expiration of the equivalent certification or five (5) years after reciprocity
approval, whichever is of shorter duration.
(B) A certification by reciprocity approval
may be perpetually renewed for five (5)-year periods in accordance with section
(4) of this rule.
(C) Any
individual approved for certification by reciprocity shall be subject to
certification revocation pursuant to
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CSR 10-23.030.
Notes
*Original authority: 226.020, RSMo 1939; 226.130, RSMo 1936, amended 1993, 1995; and 227.030, RSMo 1939
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