Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 2 - Continuing Education › Section 296-96-00916 - Continuing education course provider requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The department approves continuing
				  education course providers.
(2) The
				  department will review and approve courses.
(a) All providers seeking course approval
				  shall submit the required information to the department on a form provided by
				  the department.
(b) The courses
				  shall be taught by instructors through continuing education providers; courses
				  may include, but are not limited to, association seminars and labor training
				  programs.
(c) All instructors shall
				  be approved by the department and are exempt from the requirements of WAC
				  296-96-00912(2)(b)(ii)
				  regarding his or her application for license renewal, provided that such
				  applicant was qualified as an instructor at any time during the one year
				  immediately preceding the scheduled date for such renewal and the instructor
				  shall have taught two or more courses in the year preceding the
				  renewal.
(d) All training courses
				  shall conform to and be based upon current standards and requirements governing
				  the operation, construction, installation, alteration, inspection and repair of
				  elevators and other conveyances.
(e) All course approval requests shall
				  include:
(i) A general description of the
				  course, including its scope, the instructional materials to be used and the
				  instructional methods to be followed;
(ii) A detailed course outline;
(iii) A sample copy of the certificate that
				  will be provided to the attendee. The certificate shall note the name of the
				  course, the number of hours as approved by the department, a course number if
				  one has been assigned by the provider, the date the education was completed and
				  the instructor's signature and the student's signature. The certificate must
				  state that it is not valid without the signatures of the instructor and the
				  student.
(iv) The name and
				  qualifications of the course instructor(s);
(v) The locations where the course will be
				  taught;
(vi) The days and hours the
				  course will be offered; and
(vii)
				  The specific fees associated with the course, as well as, the total cost of the
				  course.
(f) Training
				  courses will be approved for a two-year period.
(g) It is the responsibility of the provider
				  to annually review and update its courses and to notify the department of any
				  changes.
(h) The department may
				  withdraw its approval of any training course if it determines the provider is
				  no longer in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. If the
				  department withdraws its approval of a training course, it will give the
				  provider written notification of the withdrawal, specifying the reasons for its
				  decision.
(i) Approved training
				  providers shall keep uniform records, for a period of ten years, of attendance
				  of licensees and these records shall be available for inspection by the
				  department at its request. The provider shall submit a list of names of the
				  attendees to the department on or before thirty days after the date of the
				  course being held. Approved training providers are responsible for the security
				  of all attendance records and certificates of completion. Falsifying or
				  knowingly allowing another to falsify attendance records or certificates of
				  completion constitutes grounds for suspension or revocation of the approval
				  required under this section.