Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 159.12 - Initial and refresher training requirements
(1) ACCREDITED
TRAINING REQUIREMENT. Only training certificates from courses with
accreditation from the department, listed as accredited in the U.S. EPA's
National Directory of AHERA Accredited Courses, or confirmed as accredited by a
state approved by EPA to administer an asbestos accreditation program under, Appendix C to Subpart E, at the time the course was delivered, shall be
accepted as proof of completing required training.
Note: Department-accredited courses may be found online at http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/asbestos.
(2) WISCONSIN TRAINING
REQUIREMENT. The most recent training the applicant completes for certification
in a discipline shall be a department-accredited initial or refresher training
course that is held in Wisconsin. Training is not complete until all of the
following requirements are met:
(a) The
applicant attends the entire course, completes all course requirements and
passes the course test.
(b) The
applicant presents 2 official forms of identification to the training provider
for review, at least one of which shall be photo identification.
(c) The applicant's photograph is taken by
the training provider.
(d) The
applicant receives the applicable training certificate from the accredited
training provider.
(3)
INITIAL TRAINING. To qualify for certification, an individual shall first
complete the accredited initial training required for the discipline before
applying for certification under s.
DHS 159.07. Initial training requirements for
certification in each discipline are as follows:
(a) For asbestos supervisor certification, a
5-day asbestos supervisor initial course.
(b) For asbestos worker certification, a
4-day asbestos worker initial course.
(c) For asbestos inspector certification, a
3-day asbestos inspector initial course.
(d) For asbestos management planner
certification, a 3-day asbestos inspector initial course followed by a 2-day
asbestos management planner initial course.
(e) For asbestos project designer
certification, a 3-day asbestos project designer initial course.
(f) For exterior asbestos supervisor
certification, a 1-day exterior asbestos worker course followed by a 1-day
exterior asbestos supervisor initial course.
(g) For exterior asbestos worker
certification, a 1-day exterior asbestos worker course.
(4) ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING. Except for
exterior asbestos worker certification which does not require accredited
refresher training, to maintain certification eligibility, an individual who
has completed the initial training requirement shall annually complete the
accredited refresher training required for the discipline, before applying for
certification renewal. Refresher training requirements are as follows:
(a) For asbestos supervisor certification, a
1-day asbestos supervisor refresher course.
(b) For asbestos worker certification, a
1-day asbestos worker refresher course.
(c) For asbestos inspector certification, a
half-day asbestos inspector refresher course.
(d) For asbestos management planner
certification, a half-day asbestos inspector refresher course and a half-day
asbestos management planner refresher course.
(e) For asbestos project designer
certification, a 1-day asbestos project designer refresher course.
(f) For exterior asbestos supervisor
certification, a 2-hour exterior asbestos supervisor refresher
course.
(5) CONTINUITY
OF TRAINING. In order to maintain eligibility for certification in the
discipline, an individual shall complete all required training for the
discipline within the following timeframes:
(a) The applicant shall complete the most
recent required training no more than 12 months before submitting application
for certification or renewal of certification.
(b) To be eligible to renew certification in
a discipline, the applicant's training history shall show a gap of no more than
24 months between the completion dates of any two consecutive accredited
training courses required for certification in the discipline.
(c) If the applicant does not complete
refresher training required under sub. (4) for the discipline within 24 months
after completing a previous training course for the discipline, the individual
shall retake the initial training course for the discipline to qualify for
certification.
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