Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms
				  used in this chapter. In addition, the following definitions apply to the terms
				  used in this chapter:
(1) "Approved
				training program" means a curriculum developed by a facility or an independent
				sponsor and approved by the department under this chapter for the purpose of
				training solid waste treatment facility operators.
(2) "Burndown" means the final cycle in the
				operation of a solid waste treatment facility in which solid waste is no longer
				being charged, burners are designed to shut off automatically after a specified
				period of time, charging doors are locked and the equipment is allowed to
				cool.
(3) "Certificate" means a
				printed document issued by the department, pursuant to this chapter, stating
				that the named individual has met the competency requirements established for a
				solid waste treatment facility operator.
(4) "Certified operator" means a person who
				has completed an approved training program, passed an examination in accordance
				with this chapter, and has been issued a certificate by the
				department.
(5) "Chief facility
				operator" means a person who has completed an approved training program and
				passed a department examination at this certification level. A chief facility
				operator is responsible for the overall supervision and monitoring of
				performance of a solid waste treatment facility and facility personnel.
Note: Chief facility operator responsibilities are in s.
				  NR
				  499.06.
(6) "Crematory" means a facility that has a
				combustion device for the purpose of burning exclusively human corpses or
				animal bodies.
(7) "Independent
				sponsor" means any person other than the department or a solid waste treatment
				facility that develops an approved training program.
(8) "Interim chief facility operator" means a
				shift operator temporarily assigned the duties of a chief facility
				operator.
(10) "Refresher training"
				means training that a certified operator is required to receive on an annual
				basis to review past training topics and to receive an update on new
				regulations, practices or procedures.
(11) "Revocation" means an action by the
				department that withdraws an operator's certification for the remaining term of
				the certification.
(12) "Shift
				operator" means a person who has completed an approved training program and
				passed a department examination at this certification level. A shift operator
				is responsible for the supervising and monitoring of performance of a solid
				waste treatment facility and facility personnel during an assigned
				shift.
(13) "Solid waste" has the
				meaning given in s.
				285.01(40),
				Stats.
(14) "Solid waste treatment"
				or "treatment" has the meaning given in s.
				289.01(39),
				Stats.
(15) "Solid waste treatment
				facility" or "facility" means any facility for solid waste treatment that uses
				any process that involves burning to change the physical, chemical or
				biological character or composition of solid waste. This includes an
				incinerator as defined in s.
				NR
				500.03(108).
(16) "Suspension" means an action by the
				department that temporarily withdraws an operator's certification pursuant to
				this chapter.