Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 20 - BOARD OF PLUMBING › Chapter 09.20.04 - Cross Connection/Backflow Prevention Certification Training Program › Section 09.20.04.02 - Approved Cross Connection/Backflow Prevention Certification Program

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In accordance
				with Business Occupations and Professions Article, §
									12-306(c),
				Annotated Code of Maryland, a cross connection/backflow prevention
				certification program may be eligible for approval by the Board if:
(1) The certified provider submits to the
				Board an application on the form that the Board provides, identifying the
				course provider and the provider's credentials to offer cross
				connection/backflow prevention certification training;
(2) Each program instructor is a certified
				instructor in accordance with Regulation .01B(1) of this chapter;
(3) The course materials include a cross
				connection/backflow prevention training manual prepared by an organization
				identified in Regulation .01B(1) of this chapter;
(4) In the opinion of the Board, the course
				curriculum provides, at a minimum, adequate training in:
(a) Introduction to backflow
				prevention;
(b) Hazards of cross
				connection/backflow;
(c) Laws of
				backflow prevention;
(d)
				Responsibilities of certified technician;
(e) The methods, mechanisms, and installation
				techniques used for the prevention of backflow;
(f) Field testing;
(g) Field reports;
(h) Troubleshooting;
(i) Repair of a backflow occurrence;
				and
(j) Recertification;
(5) The program is conducted at a
				facility that provides adequate space and a suitable training environment in
				the opinion of the Board that is:
(a)
				Accessible for inspection by an authorized representative or agent of the Board
				during normal business and class hours without prior notice; and
(b) Equipped with adequate apparatus
				necessary for adequate training in the opinion of the Board including:
(i) A test kit;
(ii) One of each mechanical cross connection
				control device and assembly necessary for compliance with ASSE 1011, 1012,
				1013, 1015, 1019, 1020, 1022, 1024, 1035, and 1056; and
(iii) Mechanical cross connection control
				assembly set up for field testing;
(6) The certified provider issues to an
				individual who successfully completes the program a:
(a) Certificate that includes:
(i) The name of the certified
				provider;
(ii) The name of the
				certified technician to whom it is issued;
(iii) A statement that the course constitutes
				a 32-hour cross connection/backflow prevention certification program approved
				by the Maryland State Board of Plumbing;
(iv) The date of completion of the
				certification program;
(v) The name
				and signature of the course instructor; and
(vi) The certification technician number;
				and
(b) Pocket
				identification card that includes:
(i) The
				name of the certified technician to whom it is issued;
(ii) The title "Certified Backflow Prevention
				Technician";
(iii) The dates for
				which the certification is valid; and
(7) The certified provider notifies the Board
				within 10 days of any change of a certified course instructor.