9 Va. Admin. Code § 5-40-8130 - Operator training and certification
A. Each chief facility operator and shift
supervisor of an affected facility shall obtain and maintain a current
provisional operator training certification from the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers as provided in the "Standard for the Qualification and
Certification of Resource Recovery Facility Operators" (see
9VAC5-20-21 ) or a board-approved
certification program.
B. Each
chief facility operator and shift supervisor of an affected facility shall have
completed full certification or scheduled a full certification exam with either
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as provided in the "Standard for
the Qualification and Certification of Resource Recovery Facility Operators"
(see 9VAC5-20-21 ) or a board-approved
certification program.
C. No owner
of an affected facility shall allow the facility to be operated at any time
unless a person is on duty who is responsible for the proper operation of the
facility and has a license from the Board for Waste Management Facility
Operators in the correct classification. No provision of this article shall
relieve any owner from the responsibility to comply in all respects with the
requirements of Chapter 22.1 (§ 54.1-2209 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of
Virginia, and with 18VAC155 Chapter 20.
D. No owner of an affected facility shall
allow the facility to be operated at any time unless one of the following
persons is on duty and at the affected facility: a fully certified chief
facility operator , a provisionally certified chief facility operator who is
scheduled to take the full certification exam according to the schedule
specified in
9VAC5-40-8110 B 1, a fully
certified shift supervisor , or a provisionally certified shift supervisor who
is scheduled to take the full certification exam according to the schedule
specified in
9VAC5-40-8110 B 1.
If one of the persons listed in this subsection must leave the affected facility during that person's operating shift, a provisionally certified control room operator who is onsite at the affected facility may fulfill the requirement in this subsection.
E. All chief facility operators, shift
supervisors, and control room operators at affected facilities must complete
the board-approved municipal waste combustor operator training
course.
F. The owner of an affected
facility shall develop and update on a yearly basis a site-specific operating
manual that shall, at a minimum, address the elements of municipal waste
combustor unit operation specified in this subsection.
1. A summary of the applicable standards
under this article;
2. A
description of basic combustion theory applicable to a municipal waste
combustor unit;
3. Procedures for
receiving, handling, and feeding municipal solid waste ;
4. Municipal waste combustor unit startup,
shutdown, and malfunction procedures;
5. Procedures for maintaining proper
combustion air supply levels;
6.
Procedures for operating the municipal waste combustor unit within the
standards established under this article;
7. Procedures for responding to periodic
upset or off-specification conditions;
8. Procedures for minimizing particulate
matter carryover;
9. Procedures for
handling ash;
10. Procedures for
monitoring municipal waste combustor unit emissions; and
11. Reporting and recordkeeping
procedures.
G. The owner
of an affected facility shall establish a training program to review the
operating manual according to the schedule specified in this subsection with
each person who has responsibilities affecting the operation of an affected
facility including, but not limited to, chief facility operators, shift
supervisors, control room operators, ash handlers, maintenance personnel, and
crane/load handlers.
1. Each person specified
in this subsection shall undergo initial training no later than the date
specified in subdivision 1 a or 1 b of this subsection, whichever is later.
a. The date prior to the day the person
assumes responsibilities affecting municipal waste combustor unit operation;
or
b. August 4, 2000.
2. Each person specified in this
subsection shall undergo initial training annually, following the initial
review required by subdivision 1 of this subsection.
H. The operating manual required by
subsection F of this section shall be kept in a readily accessible location for
all persons required to undergo training under subsection G of this section.
The operating manual and records of training shall be available for inspection
by the board upon request.
I. The
requirements of subsections A and B of this section with regard to obtaining
operator training certification through a program approved by the board may be
met by obtaining a license from the Board for Waste Management Facility
Operators. All training and licensing shall be conducted in accordance with
Chapter 22.1 (§ 54.1-2209 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, and
with 18VAC155 Chapter 20.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.
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