Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-43.8 - School district employee measurement training
(1) School
district employee requirements. In order for school district employees to
perform radon measurements in buildings within their districts, they must
complete a radon measurement training course approved by the department and the
Iowa department of education. A school district employee who has completed an
approved training can only test buildings within the employee's
district.
(2) Approved training.
Training programs shall not state that they have been approved by the state of
Iowa unless they have met the requirements of
641-43.8 (136B,280) and been
approved by the department and the Iowa department of education and are listed
on the department's website. An approved training course shall meet the
following requirements:
a. Be based on the
measurement requirements as found in the ANSI/AARST standard MALB-2014 with
1/2021 Revisions, Protocol for Conducting Measurements of Radon and
Radon Decay Products in Schools and Large Buildings.
b. Consist of five to eight instructional
hours.
c. Cover at least the
following subjects:
(1) Introduction to radon
and its health effects.
(2)
Guidance for building managers.
(3)
Review of the measurement standard including:
1. Purpose and scope of testing.
2. Preparing a testing plan.
3. Test locations.
4. Testing procedures and options.
5. Quality control.
6. Conditions required before and during
testing.
7. Documentation, test
reports and record keeping.
8.
Actions based on test results.
d. Conclude with a quiz to review the learned
materials. The course attendee must pass the quiz with a score of 70 percent or
better to receive the attendee's completion certificate.
(3) Certificate of completion. The training
provider shall provide that a certificate of completion will be issued and that
it will contain at minimum the name of the student, the name of the course and
the course ID, the name of the course provider, the course date(s), the number
of hours, and the signature and typed name of the training provider.
(4) Application for approval of a training
course for school district employees. A person or organization that plans to
conduct or sponsor a training course shall apply to the department for approval
of the course on a form or in a manner approved by the department. The
application shall include:
a. The sponsoring
organization's name and website URL (if any), contact person, mailing address,
email address and telephone number.
b. The name of the course.
c. The type of course: webinar, online or
in-person.
d. The course agenda or
course outline, including the approximate time allotted to each training
segment.
e. A copy of the training
materials provided to the student (manual, notes, templates, etc.).
f. A list of reference materials, texts and
audiovisual materials used in the course.
g. A copy of the quiz for the course,
containing at least 20 questions.
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