Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 178 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Chapter 22 - ASBESTOS PROJECTS › Section 178-22-005 - ASBESTOS OCCUPATION TRAINING OR REVIEW COURSES

Current through June 17, 2024
A training provider must not provide, offer, or claim to
				  provide Nebraska approved asbestos training programs or review courses without
				  applying for and receiving accreditation from the Department.
005.01
COURSE APPROVAL
				PROCESS.
All asbestos occupation training or annual review
				courses, including a training course on Nebraska law asbestos occupation
				licensure or license renewal, including lectures, seminars, course materials
				and other instructional programs, must be reviewed and approved by the
				Department before they are offered. All applications for approval of an
				occupation training or annual review course must be submitted on a form
				provided by the Department. A separate application for each course for which
				approval is sought is required. Correspondence courses will not be approved by
				the Department.
005.02
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
All course providers must meet
				the following:
(A) Include instruction on
				Nebraska Law in accordance with this chapter;
(B) Only use approved instructors to teach
				training courses;
(C) Ensure that
				participants completing an initial training course, annual review course or
				course on Nebraska Law demonstrate at least the minimum acceptable proficiency
				in tasks or duties connected with each unit of the components set forth in 178
				NAC 22-006, and that participants completing the course are given a final
				written examination in that course including at least the following number of
				multiple choice questions:
(i) Asbestos
				Workers - 50 questions;
(ii)
				Asbestos Supervisors -100 questions;
(iii) Asbestos Project Designers -100
				questions;
(iv) Asbestos Inspectors
				- 50 questions;
(v) Asbestos
				Management Planners - 50 questions;
(vi) Asbestos Project Monitor -100 questions;
				and
(vii) Nebraska Law - 50
				questions;
(D) Ensure an
				individual attends all course presentations and passes the final written
				examination with a score of at least 70% for successful course
				completion;
(E) Document an
				individual's successful completion of a course in a numbered certificate or
				letter, the original of which must be given to the individual no later than 15
				days after the date of the final written examination, containing the following
				information:
(i) The student's
				name;
(ii) The date or dates that
				the course was attended;
(iii) The
				name, address, and telephone number of the course provider, and the location of
				the course, if different from that of the course provider;
(iv) Discipline of the training course
				completed;
(v) A statement that the
				student passed the final written examination with a score of at least 70% and
				has completed the requisite training for asbestos accreditation under Toxic
				Substances Control Act Title II, 40 CFR Part 763 , and the State of Nebraska
				asbestos regulations and statutes;
(vi) A unique certificate number;
(vii) Date of examination; and
(viii) An expiration date of one year after
				the date upon which the person successfully completed the course and
				examination;
(F) Submit a
				document to the Department signed by the administrator or operating officer of
				the course within 15 days after the date of the final written examination the
				information required in 178 NAC 22-005.02(E);
(G) Maintain attendance information for
				asbestos occupation courses, as stipulated by 178 NAC 22-005.02(E), for a
				minimum of three years from the date of completion of each course. Attendance
				records are subject to review by the Department upon request. If a training
				provider ceases to conduct training, the training provider must notify the
				Department and give it the opportunity to take possession of that provider's
				asbestos training records;
(H)
				Courses described in this chapter must be based on an eight hour day, including
				time allotted for breaks and one meal. Full day classes must have a minimum of
				6.5 hours of contact time and half day classes must have a minimum of 3.75
				hours of contact time in instructional, examination, or workshop activities.
				Activities must follow submitted and approved curriculum. Meal breaks must be
				offered at about the midpoint of the full day course;
(I) Courses must meet or exceed the minimum
				number of hours and the training requirements set forth in this chapter; and
(J) The training site must
				accommodate course participants comfortably and provide adequate sanitation and
				safety.