Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61E1 - Miscellaneous Businesses and Professions - Asbestos Consultants/Asbestos Consultant Examination › Chapter 61E1-2 - ASBESTOS CONSULTANT EXAMINATION › Section 61E1-2.006 - Asbestos Training Courses and Providers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each training course provider must be
				approved by the Department as a course provider and each training course must
				be approved by the Department. Provider and course approvals are valid for four
				(4) years until May 31st of every other odd numbered year and must be renewed
				prior to expiration. Applications for course provider and training course
				approval must be submitted using Form DBPR ALU 7, "Application for Education
				Course Provider, " effective December 2012, incorporated and adopted herein,
				which may be found at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02482
,
				together with the appropriate fee as specified in Rule
				61E1-3.001, F.A.C. Applications
				for training course approval must be submitted using Form DBPR ALU 8,
				"Education Course Application, " effective December 2012, incorporated and
				adopted herein, which may be found at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02483
,
				together with the appropriate fee as specified in Rule
				61E1-3.001, F.A.C. The forms may
				be obtained by contacting the Department of Business and Professional
				Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0767 or at
www.myfloridalicense.com
. Any
				substantial change in the course content will require the provider to reapply
				to the Department for approval.
(2)
				Definitions.
(a) Training Course: An initial
				course of study which provides the educational experience required for asbestos
				related occupational certification pursuant to Sections
				469.005,
				469.012 and
				469.013, F.S.
(b) Refresher Course: Refresher training
				required each year to maintain accreditation. For an asbestos consultant, the
				refresher courses shall include one half day of Asbestos Survey and Mechanical
				Systems Course, one half day of Asbestos Management Planning Course and one
				full day of Project Designer Course. For an asbestos contractor, the refresher
				course shall include one full day of Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor
				Course.
(c) Training Course
				Provider: An entity and any of its agents engaged in providing training courses
				and refresher courses as required by this chapter.
(d) Training Day: The equivalent of 8 hours
				including breaks and lunch. Breaks and lunches are not to exceed 1.5 hours of
				each training day.
(e) Training
				Instructor: Any person approved by the Department to conduct asbestos training
				for a Department approved asbestos course. Outside experts brought in to
				address a specific topic or subset of the course are not considered training
				instructors.
(f) Regulatory Review:
				As used in this rule, regulatory review means review concerning applicable
				regulations including but not limited to the EPA Worker Protection Rule, Toxic
				Substance Control Act Title II, OSHA 29 C.F.R. 1926, 1101, NESHAP 40 C.F.R.
				Part 61, subpart M, Chapter 469, F.S., Sections 255.551-.565, F.S., the Florida
				Department of Environmental Protection Fee chapter 62-257, F.A.C., and local
				regulations.