North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 41 - EPIDEMIOLOGY HEALTH › Subchapter C - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH › Section .0900 - LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR RENOVATION, REPAIR AND PAINTING › Section 41C .0902 - CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) No
				  person shall perform lead-based paint renovation activities for compensation in
				  target housing and child-occupied facilities until that person has been
				  certified by the Program in the applicable certification category.
				  Certification is not required for a trained renovation worker as defined by
				  G.S.
				  130A-453.22(b)(7).
(b) An applicant for certification shall
				  successfully complete applicable, discipline specific training courses
				  accredited by the Program pursuant to Rule .0904 of this Section. Successful
				  completion includes attendance of at least 95 percent of the course, passing
				  the course exam with a minimum score of 70 percent, and successful completion
				  of the hands-on skills assessment pursuant to
				  40 CFR
				  745, Subpart L. An applicant for initial
				  certification shall also meet the applicable, discipline-specific,
				  certification requirements in Paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Rule:
(c) To obtain dust sampling technician
				  certification or renewal of certification, the applicant shall meet the
				  following:
(1) An applicant for initial
				  certification shall have successfully completed an accredited initial dust
				  sampling technician training course within the 12 months immediately preceding
				  application. If initial training was completed more than 12 months prior to
				  application, the applicant shall have successfully completed an accredited dust
				  sampling technician training course at least every 60 months from the date of
				  the last training, and within 12 months immediately preceding the
				  application.
(2) An applicant shall
				  submit a completed dust sampling technician certification application with the
				  following information to the Program:
(A)
				  full name of the applicant;
(B)
				  address, including city, state, zip code, and telephone number;
(C) date of birth, sex, height, and
				  weight;
(D) name, address,
				  including city, state, zip code, and telephone number of certified renovation
				  firm;
(E) name of training
				  provider;
(F) name of training
				  course completed;
(G) dates of
				  course attended;
(H) one color
				  photograph of the applicant; and
(I) confirmation of completion of accredited
				  initial and refresher training courses, as applicable, from the training
				  provider. The confirmation shall be in the form of an original certificate of
				  completion of the accredited training course, or an original letter from the
				  training provider, on training provider letterhead, including the information
				  in Parts (A) through (G) of this Subparagraph, confirming completion of the
				  course.
(3) Initial dust
				  sampling technician certification expires on the last day of the 12 month after
				  training was taken.
(4) An
				  applicant for renewal of dust sampling technician certification shall have
				  successfully completed an accredited initial or refresher training course
				  within 48 months prior to applying for certification renewal, and shall meet
				  the requirements of Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Rule. All renewal
				  certifications expire on the last day of the 12th month from the date of
				  certification. If a person fails to obtain the required training within 48
				  calendar months of the date of last training, that person may renew
				  certification only by successful completion of an accredited dust sampling
				  technician course and by meeting the requirements of Paragraphs (b) and (c) of
				  the Rule. If a person fails to obtain the required training within 60 calendar
				  months of the date of last training, that person may renew certification only
				  by successful completion of an accredited initial dust sampling technician
				  course and by meeting the requirements of Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this
				  Rule.