Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-6 - Certification of operators

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Certified
			 operator present.
The owner or operator of a solid waste facility shall
			 assure that a certified operator is present at the solid waste facility at all
			 times during operating hours, except as provided by Section
			 22a-209-6(c)
			 of these regulations.
(b)
Certification procedures:
(1)
			 Persons desiring to be certified shall apply to the Commissioner on forms
			 provided by the Commissioner.
(2)
			 Before an applicant is certified, he or she shall demonstrate to the
			 Commissioner sufficient training in solid waste facility operational procedures
			 to be able to oversee the operation of the solid waste facility in accordance
			 with applicable state and federal statutes and regulations. Such training may
			 consist of on-the-job or classroom instruction, or a combination of both, in
			 solid waste management procedures and public health and safety.
(3) The Department of Environmental
			 Protection shall certify applicants through use of one of the following
			 methods:
(A) a written or oral examination
			 designed to test the knowledge of the applicant regarding operational
			 procedures of a solid waste facility relative to public health, safety and
			 environmental matters, or
(B) a
			 review of the qualifications of the applicant through an interview with the
			 applicant and written documentation of his or her experience and/or training
			 and record of compliance with operational requirements for similar solid waste
			 facilities.
(4) Upon
			 satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements of this section, the Commissioner
			 shall issue a certificate attesting to the applicant's competency and his or
			 her knowledge of a specific type of solid waste facility and its operation.
			 Certificates shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of
			 issuance, and all existing valid certificates shall be valid through September
			 30, 1991. Certificates are revocable for non-compliance with state statutes or
			 regulations when such noncompliance is the result of the certified operator's
			 unreasonable action or inaction. The Commissioner may revoke or suspend such
			 operator's certification in accordance with Section
			 4-182
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes and the Rules of Practice of the
			 Department, as amended, and shall send advance notice of such revocation or
			 suspension to the owner or operator of each facility at which the subject
			 certified operator is employed.
(5)
			 The Commissioner may require all certified operators to successfully complete
			 additional instruction, examination, or both in solid waste management and
			 pollution control technology to maintain certification. Such instruction may
			 consist of the on-the-job or classroom instruction, or a combination of both,
			 and such examination may be written or oral, or a combination of
			 both.
(6) To renew a certificate
			 that has expired, the previously certified operator must complete a training
			 course offered by the Department of Environmental Protection for maintenance of
			 proficiency or, as required, pass the examination or qualification review
			 required in subdivision (b) (3) of this section.