(1) To qualify for an asbestos supervisor
certificate, an individual must:
(a) Have at
least 1600 hours of experience in one or more of the following disciplines:
(i) Asbestos abatement;
(ii) Asbestos project design;
(iii) Consultation on asbestos abatement
projects;
(iv) Asbestos operations
and maintenance program supervision;
(v) Asbestos construction project
supervision;
(b)
Successfully complete an approved forty hour asbestos supervisor training
course;
(c) Achieve a score of at
least seventy percent on a one hundred question multiple choice closed book
examination approved by the department but administered by the training course
sponsor:
(i) If an individual does not pass
the examination, then another examination (meeting the above criteria) may be
given after a sufficient period of study. The new examination must not
duplicate more than fifty percent of the questions used on prior
examinations;
(ii) If an individual
does not pass the second examination, they will be required to take an approved
asbestos supervisor initial course.
(d) Complete an initial application notarized
by an approved training course sponsor.
(e) Submit an approved affidavit of
experience to the department from past and current employers verifying hours of
experience as outlined in this subsection.
(2) Certificates will be issued
and emailed to the individual applicants and will be valid one year from the
date of course completion.
(3)
Certified asbestos supervisors must do the following to renew and continue
certification prior to certificate expiration date:
(a) Attend and successfully complete an
approved eight-hour asbestos supervisor refresher course;
(b) Complete a renewal application notarized
by an approved training course sponsor; and
(4) Individuals whose certificates
have been expired for less than twelve months will be required to achieve a
score of at least seventy percent on a fifty question multiple choice closed
book examination administered by the department. A nonrefundable fifty dollar
fee will be charged to take this examination.
(a) If an individual does not pass the
examination, then another examination (meeting the above criteria) may be given
after a sufficient period of study. The new examination must not duplicate more
than fifty percent of the questions used on prior examinations.
(b) If an individual does not pass the second
exam, then they will be required to take an approved asbestos supervisor
initial course.
(5)
Individuals whose certificates have been expired for more than twelve months
will be required to take an approved asbestos supervisor initial
course.
(6) An individual must not
supervise any asbestos abatement project prior to issuance of the
certificate.
(7) Temporary
certification will be issued at the successful completion of an approved
asbestos supervisor refresher course. Temporary certification is valid for six
weeks from the completion of the course.
(8) The initial TSCA Title II supervisor
accreditation certificate and the current supervisor certificate must be
available for inspection at all times, either electronically or physically, at
the location of the asbestos project.
(9) The department may suspend or revoke a
certificate as provided in WAC
296-65-050
and chapter
296-900 WAC.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
296-65-012
Amended by
WSR
20-03-153, Filed 1/21/2020, effective
3/2/2020
Amended by
WSR
20-24-103, Filed 12/1/2020, effective
1/4/2021
Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
296-65-012, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07. Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.26.040 and
49.26.130. 99-17-026, §
296-65-012, filed 8/10/99, effective 11/10/99. Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
96-05-056, § 296-65-012, filed 2/16/96, effective 4/1/96. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 89-21-018 (Order 89-10), § 296-65-012, filed
10/10/89, effective 11/24/89.
