Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3160 – Certification of present practitioners
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3160
- Board: means the Board of Certification and Training for solid waste disposal system operators. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Certificate: means the document or documents issued by the board which attest to the competency of the operator. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Certification: means the process or act whereby an operator meets the requirements for obtaining a certificate of competency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Certified: means holding a currently valid certificate. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Continuing training: means the process whereby a certified operator obtains required formal training in the area of solid waste management. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Examination: means a written examination taken by applicants in order to measure their knowledge of solid waste management. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Operator: means any person employed in responsible charge of operating all or a portion of a solid waste disposal system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Solid waste: means garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities; but does not include or mean solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges that are point sources subject to permits under La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
A. All operators employed in responsible charge of a classified solid waste management facility on the effective date of this Chapter or on the date their facility is classified, whichever is later, shall be granted a certificate under the following conditions:
(1) That application for certification is made to the board within one year of the classification of the system or facility; and
(2) That the applicant attends the operator training provided by the board and takes the examination conducted by the board. A passing score shall not be necessary for the applicant to receive a regular certificate; or
(3) That the applicant does not attend the training provided, but does take and pass the examination for certification.
B. Any applicant not qualifying for a regular certificate but qualifying for certification under La. Rev. Stat. 37:3160(A)(2) shall be granted a conditional certification which is valid only for the system or facility in which the operator is employed, for the conditions of operation existing on the effective date of this Chapter, or for the classification of the facility or system. Conditional certificates shall be recertified in the same manner as regular certificates if the continuing training requirements are met.
C. Any person appointed to replace or succeed a regularly certified operator after the effective date of this Chapter may be issued a conditional certificate upon application to the board and payment of the same fees as specified for regular certificates. The terms of a conditional certificate shall not exceed one year. Within one year of the date of receipt of the conditional certificate the person must pass the examination for a regular certificate. If the examination is passed, the person may be issued an additional conditional certificate, prior to meeting other requirements for a regular certificate.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 543, §1.