Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 296 - TEXAS ASBESTOS HEALTH PROTECTION › Subchapter E - TRAINING PROVIDER LICENSE AND TRAINING COURSES › Section 296.73 - Asbestos Training Courses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General training requirements.
(1)
											  The MAP requires that each of the approved training disciplines be separate and distinct from the others.
											  Training courses for all disciplines must be in accordance with the MAP, except the Asbestos Air Monitoring
											  Technician and Texas Asbestos Law and Rules courses, which are specific to Texas.
(2) Each initial and refresher training course, including
											  hands-on-training, must be specific to a single discipline and not combined with other training.
(3) The Asbestos Air Monitoring Technician and Texas Asbestos Law and Rules
											  courses are DSHS-approved courses and not MAP courses. To be applied toward DSHS license requirements, each
											  course must be conducted by a DSHS-licensed asbestos training provider.
(4) A training certificate expires one year after the date upon which the
											  person successfully completed the course. A person whose training certificate has expired must not engage in
											  an activity for which a current training certificate is required under the MAP or this chapter until the
											  training certificate is renewed. Training must be renewed annually by completing the appropriate refresher
											  training course. The initial training course must be repeated if the refresher training course is not
											  completed within one year after the expiration date of the training certificate.
(5) Initial and refresher training courses must be conducted as follows:
(A) one day of training must equal eight hours and include:
(i) at least 6 hours and 40 minutes of classroom instruction, hands-on
											  training, and field trips (excluding field trip travel time); and
(ii) a maximum of 80 minutes for breaks and lunch; no more than four hours
											  of instruction may be given without at least a 30-minute break;
(B) one-half day of training must be a minimum of four hours and include:
(i) at least 3 hours and 40 minutes of classroom instruction; and
(ii) a maximum of 20 minutes for breaks;
(C) trainees must not attend more than eight hours of classroom
											  instruction, hands-on training, and field trips in a 24-hour period;
(D) evening instruction must not exceed 4 hours in any single session;
											  and
(E) the course must be completed within 14 calendar days
											  after the first class.
(6) A trainee may not complete
											  the course if the trainee misses more than 10% of a training course.
(7) During hands-on training, each trainee must physically perform
											  simulated activities specific to the asbestos training discipline. The simulated activities must not be
											  asbestos-related activities for which licensure is required. Demonstrations and audiovisuals are not
											  substitutes for required hands-on training.
(8) The student to
											  instructor ratio during each course must be as follows:
(A) for initial
											  courses:
(i) hands-on training activities must not exceed 15 to
											  1;
(ii) worker training course sessions must not exceed 25 to 1;
											  and
(iii) all other training course sessions must not exceed 40
											  to 1;
(B) for refresher courses, sessions must not
											  exceed 40 to 1.
(9) Methods of instruction.
(A) At least 50% of the classroom instruction must be presented by the
											  instructor. Instructors must direct and oversee 100% of the hands-on training.
(B) Audiovisual materials are not substitutes for the instructor-led
											  portion of the class.
(10) All training courses must be
											  taught in English, except the Asbestos Abatement Worker course. The Asbestos Abatement Worker course may be
											  taught in another language, provided the instructor is able to speak, read, and write effectively in that
											  language, and training materials and examinations are in that same language.