Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-15 - Geologist licensing services › Section 308-15-020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
"Geologic
			 interpretation," as applied to the practice of geology and its
			 specialties,
is the process used to evaluate geologic conditions based
			 on review of available information, and observation and testing of rock, soil
			 material and groundwater characteristics.
(2)
"Geologic work of a character
			 satisfactory to the board"
means that the applicant's qualifying work
			 history consists of professional experience in the practice of geology.
			 Geologic work requires applying sufficient education, knowledge, and experience
			 to geologic problems by investigating, and acquiring surface and subsurface
			 data, and measuring, interpreting, and reporting on the physical properties of
			 the earth. Implicit in this definition is the understanding and pertinence of
			 professional responsibility and integrity, and performance under minimal
			 supervision. Professional geologic work specifically does not include routine
			 activities by themselves such as drafting, sample collection, sample
			 preparation, or routine laboratory work, where the elements of scientific
			 judgment and interpretation are not required, nor does it include activities
			 which do not use scientific methods to interpret geologic data. Professional
			 geology work also does not include engineering or other physical sciences where
			 geology investigation, analysis and interpretation are not used. Professional
			 specialty experience is considered to meet the requirements of this
			 definition.
(3)
"National
			 Association of State Boards of Geology"
or
"ASBOG"
means
			 the organization responsible for developing, publishing and grading National
			 Geologist Licensing Examinations.
(4)
"Professional specialty practice of
			 a character satisfactory to the board"
means that the applicant has
			 qualifying work history pertinent to the specialty that meets the standards for
			 professional geologic work defined in subsection (2) of this section. Elements,
			 typical applications, and example project types, for the engineering geologist
			 and hydrogeologist specialties are defined in WAC
			 308-15-053.
(5)
"Reciprocity"
means the
			 issuance of a license without examination as a geologist or specialty geologist
			 to an applicant who holds a license or certificate of qualifications issued by
			 proper authority of any state, territory, or possession of the United States,
			 District of Columbia, or any foreign country, if the applicant meets the
			 requirements outlined in WAC
			 308-15-040
			 for a geologist license, in WAC
			 308-15-055
			 for an engineering geologist license, and in WAC
			 308-15-057
			 for a hydrogeologist license.
(6)
"Year of professional practice"
means at least 1600 hours of work
			 in the practice of geology within one calendar year. Examples of a "year of
			 professional practice" include 200 eight-hour days or 160 ten-hour days within
			 one year. Part-time work will be counted on a prorated basis.
(7)
"Year of professional specialty
			 practice"
means at least 1600 hours of work in a specialty within one
			 calendar year, per examples given in subsection (6) of this section.
(8)
"Geologist in training"
means an individual who has met the educational requirements described in WAC
			 308-15-040(2),
			 and has passed the ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology examination, but does not meet
			 the experience requirements outline in WAC
			 308-15-040(3).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.220.040. 07-13-038, § 308-15-020,
				  filed 6/13/07, effective 7/14/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.220.040,
				  18.220.050. 05-01-174, §
				  308-15-020, filed 12/21/04, effective 1/21/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter
				  18.220 RCW. 01-12-023, § 308-15-020, filed 5/25/01, effective
				  6/25/01.