Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 2 - Air Regulations › Chapter 10 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations for the Accreditation and Certification of Asbestos Abatement Personnel (Adopted December 20, 1989, Amended October 25, 1990, Last Amended November 20, 2003) › Rule 11-2-10.8 - Accreditation Training Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Training
				Providers. Pursuant to Section
				37-138-27
				of the Mississippi Code, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher
				Learning designated Mississippi State University (MSU) to offer all
				accreditation training courses set forth in these regulations. MSU has
				certified in writing to the Commission that it is currently offering all such
				training courses. After November 1, 1990, all such training courses offered by
				MSU shall meet the requirements of the Model Plan, 40 CFR 763, Subpart E,
				Appendix C, which is incorporated herein and adopted by reference except as
				otherwise noted. MSU has certified in writing to the United States
				Environmental Protection Agency and Commission that all training courses
				offered by MSU meet the requirements of the Model Plan. The Commission has
				received such written certification by MSU and has approved the training
				courses offered by MSU as meeting the requirements for accreditation training
				under these regulations.
The only training courses offered within the geographic
				  boundaries of the State of Mississippi that will be approved by the Commission
				  as meeting accreditation requirements under these regulations, other than
				  worker training courses, are those offered by MSU that are approved by the
				  Commission in accordance with Section
				  37-138-7,
				  Mississippi Code Annotated. All EPA-approved training courses offered outside
				  of the geographic boundaries of the State of Mississippi, as well as
				  EPA-approved worker training courses offered within the geographic boundaries
				  of the State of Mississippi, will meet accreditation training requirements
				  under these regulations. Each applicant who submits proof of successful
				  completion of an applicable EPA-approved training course shall provide proof of
				  EPA approval of such training course.
B. Initial Training. Every individual
				applying for an initial certificate shall have attended and successfully
				completed (a) the applicable MSU Commission-approved initial training course or
				(b) an EPA-approved initial training course offered outside the geographic
				boundaries of the State of Mississippi, or (c) for a worker certificate, an EPA
				approved worker training course offered within or outside the geographic
				boundaries of the State of Mississippi, for the appropriate discipline for
				which an initial certificate is requested within one (1) year prior to applying
				for said certificate. Provided however, an individual shall not be required to
				attend and successfully complete any additional initial training course prior
				to applying for an initial certificate as long as required refresher training
				has been successfully completed within 24 months of the initial and subsequent
				refresher courses completed thereafter.
C. Refresher Training.
(1) Every individual applying for a renewal
				certificate shall have attended and successfully completed the MSU
				Commission-approved refresher training course or an EPA-approved refresher
				training course offered outside the geographic boundaries of the State of
				Mississippi, or, for a worker renewal certificate, an EPA-approved worker
				refresher training course offered within or outside the geographic boundaries
				of the State of Mississippi, for the discipline for which a renewal certificate
				is requested within one year after the expiration date of the initial
				certificate or renewal certificate.
(2) If an individual fails to successfully
				complete the MSU Commission-approved refresher training course or an
				EPA-approved refresher course offered outside the geographic boundaries of the
				State of Mississippi, or, for a worker renewal certificate, an EPA-approved
				worker refresher training course offered within or outside the geographic
				boundaries of the State of Mississippi, for the discipline for which an
				application is requested within one year after the expiration date of the
				initial certificate or renewal certificate the individual shall complete all
				requirements for an initial certificate in order to receive renewal
				certification.