Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 26 - Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Registration › Rule 641-26.4 - Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Training

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Tester
			 training.
a. A person or
			 organization that plans to conduct or sponsor a backflow prevention assembly
			 tester training course in Iowa shall apply to the department for approval of
			 the course at least 15 days before the first time the course is held, using an
			 application form provided by the department and submitting a $200 nonrefundable
			 fee.
b. The department will review
			 the application and respond to the applicant within ten business days after
			 receipt.
c. The person or
			 organization responsible for the course content shall submit to the department
			 any changes in the information set forth in paragraph
			 26.4(1)
"a"
every five years, no later than 30 calendar days
			 before the end of the fifth year.
d. The course sponsor shall notify the
			 department at least 15 days before an approved training course begins. The
			 notification will include:
(1) Sponsoring
			 organization name and website, contact person, mailing address, email address,
			 and telephone number.
(2) Course
			 dates and times.
(3) Course
			 location, including street address.
(4) A $50 nonrefundable fee.
e. A training course shall:
(1) Be at least 32 instructional hours and
			 cover the following minimum subjects:
1.
			 Backflow definitions, causes and examples.
2. Description of backflow prevention
			 assemblies, their proper application and installation, and their operational
			 characteristics.
3. Description and
			 operational characteristics of test equipment.
4. Techniques for testing backflow prevention
			 assemblies.
5. Troubleshooting of
			 backflow prevention assemblies.
6.
			 Recordkeeping and the responsibilities of regulatory agencies and the
			 registered tester.
(2)
			 Conclude with a written examination of at least 100 questions and a practical
			 examination of testing techniques on all types of testable backflow prevention
			 assemblies. The time for testing is in addition to the instructional hours. A
			 score of at least 70 percent on the written examination and demonstration of
			 proficiency in testing and troubleshooting procedures constitutes successful
			 completion of the course. Approved third-party certification agency testing may
			 be substituted for the course test.
f. The lead course instructor shall have
			 documentation of successfully completing an approved training course or be
			 certified, and have at least three years of experience in cross connection
			 control.
g. The testing laboratory
			 for a training course shall be equipped with the following:
(1) Examples of each of the backflow
			 prevention assemblies from at least three different manufacturers. If fewer
			 than three manufacturers make a type of backflow prevention assembly, at least
			 one example of that type of backflow prevention assembly.
(2) At least one double check valve assembly
			 and one reduced pressure principle assembly larger than two inches.
(3) At least one test station per three
			 students.