WAC 246-205-071   Worker and supervisor certification.  (1) Applicants seeking certification as a decontamination worker shall ensure the department receives the following within sixty days of completing the basic worker course:

     (a) A completed decontamination worker application;

     (b) A fee as prescribed in WAC 246-205-990;

     (c) Evidence of satisfying the requirements of WAC 296-62-30410;

     (d) Evidence of successful completion of a department sponsored or approved basic decontamination worker course; and

     (e) Evidence of passing the basic decontamination worker examination administered by the department with a score of seventy percent or higher.

     (2) Applicants seeking certification as a decontamination supervisor shall ensure the department receives the following within sixty days of completing the basic supervisor course:

     (a) A completed decontamination supervisor application;

     (b) A fee as prescribed in WAC 246-205-990;

     (c) Evidence of a valid Washington state decontamination worker certificate;

     (d) Evidence of forty or more hours of on-site experience in hazardous material or illegal drug manufacturing or storage site decontamination projects;

     (e) Evidence of satisfying the requirements of WAC 296-62-30415.

     (f) Evidence of successful completion of a department sponsored or approved basic decontamination supervisor course; and

     (g) Evidence of passing the basic decontamination supervisor examination administered by the department with a score of seventy percent or higher.

     (3) Applicants for decontamination supervisor certification who can demonstrate that their work experience and training has resulted in experience and training equivalent to the requirements in WAC 246-205-031 and 246-205-071 (1)(c) and (2)(c), (d), and (e) may be certified as a CDL supervisor when they apply prior to May 1, 2003.

     (a) For purposes of this subsection, an application includes:

     (i) A completed decontamination supervisor application form;

     (ii) A fee as prescribed in WAC 246-205-990; and

     (iii) Evidence of meeting the requirements of this subsection.

     (b) All other decontamination supervisor certification requirements of this chapter apply.

     (4) Worker and supervisor certificates are valid for two years from the date of issuance.

     (5) Workers and supervisors shall make certificates available for inspection at all times during an illegal drug manufacturing or storage site decontamination project.

     (6) The certificate may be denied, suspended, or revoked as described in WAC 246-205-121.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 64.44.070. 03-02-022, § 246-205-071, filed 12/23/02, effective 1/23/03.]