Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES REGULATIONS › Part III - Entry › Section 18VAC15-30-52 - Qualifications for licensure - individuals

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. General. Applicants shall meet all
				  applicable entry requirements at the time application is made.
B. Name. The applicant shall disclose the
				  applicant's full legal name.
C.
				  Age. The applicant shall be at least 18 years old.
D. Address. The applicant shall disclose a
				  physical address. A post office box is only acceptable when a physical address
				  is also provided.
E. Training. The
				  applicant shall provide documentation of having satisfactorily completed the
				  board-approved initial training program and all subsequent board-approved
				  refresher training programs as specified in subsection F of this section.
				  Board-approved initial training programs shall be valid for 36 months after the
				  last day of the month wherein completed. Board-approved refresher training
				  programs shall be satisfactorily completed no later than 36 months after the
				  last day of the month wherein the board-approved initial training program was
				  completed and once each 36 months thereafter.
F. Specific entry requirements.
1. Worker. Each applicant for a lead
				  abatement worker license shall provide evidence of successful completion of
				  board-approved lead abatement worker training in accordance with subsection E
				  of this section.
2. Project
				  designer.
a. Each applicant for a lead
				  project designer license shall provide evidence of successful completion of
				  board-approved lead project designer training and board-approved lead abatement
				  supervisor training in accordance with subsection E of this section.
b. Each applicant for a lead project designer
				  license shall also provide evidence of successful completion of one of the
				  following:
(1) A bachelor's degree in
				  engineering, architecture, or a related profession, and one year experience in
				  building construction and design or a related field; or
(2) Four years of experience in building
				  construction and design or a related field.
3. Supervisor.
a. Each applicant for a lead abatement
				  supervisor license shall provide evidence of:
(1) Successful completion of board-approved
				  lead abatement supervisor training in accordance with subsection E of this
				  section; and
(2) One year of
				  experience as a licensed lead abatement worker or two years of experience in a
				  related field (e.g., lead, asbestos, or environmental remediation) or in the
				  building trades.
b. Each
				  applicant shall pass a board-approved licensing examination for supervisors
				  within 36 months after completion of the board-approved lead abatement
				  supervisor initial training course or the board-approved lead supervisor
				  refresher course. Applicants who fail the examination three times must provide
				  to the board evidence, after the date of their third examination failure, of
				  having retaken and satisfactorily completed the initial training requirements
				  and make new application to the board. The applicant is then eligible to sit
				  for the examination an additional three times.
c. A licensed lead abatement supervisor may
				  perform the duties of a licensed lead abatement worker.
4. Inspector.
a. Each applicant for a lead inspector
				  license shall provide evidence of successful completion of board-approved lead
				  inspector training in accordance with subsection E of this section.
b. Each applicant shall pass a board-approved
				  licensing examination for lead inspector within 36 months after completion of
				  the board-approved lead inspector initial training course or the board-approved
				  lead inspector refresher course. Applicants who fail the examination three
				  times must provide to the board evidence, after the date of their third
				  examination failure, of having retaken and satisfactorily completed the initial
				  training requirements and make new application to the board. The applicant is
				  then eligible to sit for the examination an additional three times.
5. Risk assessor.
a. Each applicant for a lead risk assessor
				  license shall provide evidence of successful completion of board-approved lead
				  risk assessor training and successful completion of board-approved lead
				  inspector training in accordance with subsection E of this section.
b. Each applicant for a lead risk assessor
				  license shall also provide evidence of successful completion of one of the
				  following:
(1) Certification or licensure as
				  an industrial hygienist, a professional engineer, or a registered architect or
				  licensure in a related engineering/health/environmental field;
(2) A bachelor's degree and one year of
				  experience in a related field (e.g., lead, asbestos, environmental remediation
				  work, or construction);
(3) An
				  associate's degree and two years of experience in a related field (e.g., lead,
				  asbestos, environmental remediation work, or construction); or
(4) A high school diploma or its equivalent,
				  and at least three years of experience in a related field (e.g., lead,
				  asbestos, environmental remediation work, or construction).
c. Each applicant shall pass a
				  board-approved licensure examination for risk assessor within 36 months after
				  completion of the board-approved lead risk assessor initial training course or
				  the board-approved lead risk assessor refresher course. Applicants who fail the
				  examination three times must provide to the board evidence, after the date of
				  their third examination failure, of having retaken and satisfactorily completed
				  the initial training requirements and make new application to the board. The
				  applicant is then eligible to sit for the examination an additional three
				  times.