(1) REQUIREMENT FOR
APPROVAL. No individual may function as a training manager for a provider of
accredited training courses, or principal instructor of an accredited training
course without being approved by the department under this section.
(2) TRAINING MANAGER.
(a)
Qualifications. A
training manager shall have demonstrated experience, education or training in
the construction industry, which may include lead or asbestos abatement,
painting, carpentry, property maintenance, renovation, remodeling, engineering,
environmental consultation, occupational safety and health or industrial
hygiene and shall have one of the following:
1. At least 2 years of experience, education
or training in teaching workers or other adults.
2. A bachelor's or graduate degree in
building construction technology, engineering, industrial hygiene, safety,
public health, education, business administration, program management or a
related field.
3. Two years of
experience in managing a training program specializing in environmental
hazards.
(b)
Application requirements. An applicant for approval as a
training manager shall submit to the department all of the following:
1. A fully and accurately completed
application on a form obtained from the department. The application shall
include the applicant's social security number.
2. Documentation to establish that the
applicant meets the qualifications in par. (a). Documentation may include
official academic transcripts or a diploma as evidence of meeting education
requirements, and letters of reference or documentation of previous work as
evidence of meeting experience requirements.
Note: Training manager application forms are
available on the department website at http://dhs.wi.gov/lead. To request forms
by mail, call 608-261-6876 or write to the Lead and Asbestos Section, 1 W.
Wilson Street, Madison WI 53703-3445.
Note: Submit completed applications according
to form instructions.
(c)
Approval procedures.
1. Within 15 working days after the
submission of all required application information, including documentation of
training, education and experience, the department shall either grant or deny
approval for an applicant to be a training manager.
2. If approval is granted, the department
shall send the applicant written notice of approval.
3. If approval is denied, the department
shall give the applicant reasons in writing why the application was denied and
shall notify the applicant of the right to appeal the determination under s.
DHS
163.33.
(d)
Length of approval.
Training manager approval remains effective until the training manager
terminates association with the lead company providing the accredited course,
the company goes out of business, all managed course accreditations expire and
are not renewed within 12 months of expiration, or the department suspends or
revokes approval.
(3)
PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTOR.
(a)
Qualifications.
1.
`Training.' A principal instructor shall have successfully completed all of the
following training:
a. A teaching methods
course which covers, at a minimum, principles of adult learning, training
course design, non-lecture instructional methods, use of audio-visual and other
instructional resources, teaching methods, learning objectives, guided
discovery and learning styles and maintaining classroom control for a learning
environment. The course shall consist of at least 16 training hours of
instruction and shall include a practice teaching component involving critique
and evaluation of the applicant's teaching skills. Any degree with an education
emphasis that includes educational coursework covering the topics required in
this subdivision paragraph satisfies this requirement.
b. For teaching lead investigation courses,
training in radiation safety and use of each XRF the instructor will use in the
course, as documented by a certificate of training from the manufacturer of the
XRF.
2. `Certification.'
A principal instructor shall be currently certified as follows:
a. As a lead risk assessor for approval to
teach initial lead sampling, lead inspection and lead hazard investigation
courses and refresher lead sampling technician, lead inspector, lead hazard
investigator, and lead risk assessor courses.
b. As a lead abatement supervisor for
approval to teach initial lead-safe renovation, lead abatement work and lead
abatement supervision courses and refresher lead-safe renovator, lead abatement
worker and lead abatement supervisor courses.
c. As a lead project designer for approval to
teach initial lead project design and refresher project designer
courses.
3. `Experience.'
During the 5 years preceding application to the department for principal
instructor approval, an applicant shall have one year of direct responsibility
for one of the following areas:
a. For
approval to teach courses for lead hazard reduction, lead-safe renovation or
project design disciplines, direct responsibility for activities involving lead
hazard reduction, lead health effects, lead regulations, industrial hygiene
activities involving lead, construction or renovation of homes or other
buildings, painting, weatherization, rehabilitation or home improvement, lead
worker protection or abatement relating to other hazardous materials.
b. For approval to teach courses for lead
identification disciplines, direct responsibility for activities involving lead
sampling, lead inspections or risk assessments, lead health effects, public or
occupational health care, lead regulations, enforcement of environmental
regulations, environmental investigations, building inspections, industrial
hygiene activities involving lead, weatherization, rehabilitation, renovation
or home improvement or identification activities relating to other hazardous
materials.
c. For approval to teach
any type of course, direct responsibility for instructing adults in
work-related courses. The department shall evaluate qualifications in relation
to the topic or topics that the applicant will teach.
(b)
Application
requirements. An applicant for approval as a principal instructor
shall submit to the department all of the following:
1. `Completed application form.' A fully and
accurately completed application on a form obtained from the department. The
application shall include the applicant's social security number.
2. `Resume.' A current resume, including
dates and description of related experience and education.
3. `References.' A minimum of 3 professional
references.
5. `Teaching methods
certificate.' A teaching methods course certificate or transcript and a course
description or agenda that documents how the course meets the requirements
under par. (a) 1. a. or documentation of equivalent education.
7. `Fee.' A nonrefundable principal
instructor application and approval fee as follows:
a. $100 for a lead investigation instructor
application, which includes approval to teach lead sampling, inspection, hazard
investigation and risk assessment courses.
b. $100 for a lead hazard reduction
instructor application, which includes approval to teach lead abatement and
lead-safe renovation courses.
c.
$50 for a lead project design instructor application, which includes approval
to teach only lead project design courses.
d. The department may impose other fees as
necessary to cover costs of administering this chapter.
Note: Applications are available on the
department website at http://dhs.wi.gov/lead. To request a form
by mail, call 608-261-6876 or write to the Lead and Asbestos Section, 1 W.
Wilson Street, Room 137, Madison WI 53703-3445.
Note: Submit completed applications according
to form instructions.
(c)
Approval procedures.
1. Within 15 working days after the
submission of a complete application, the department shall either grant or deny
approval for an applicant to be a principal instructor.
2. If approval is granted, the department
shall send the applicant written notice of approval.
3. If approval is denied, the department
shall give the applicant reasons in writing why the application was denied and
shall notify the applicant of the right to appeal the determination under s.
DHS
163.33.
(d)
Length of approval. The
department may grant principal instructor approval that shall be valid until
the expiration of the instructor's qualifying lead certification.
(e)
Renewal of approval.
1. `Application.' Before approval and the
qualifying certification expire, the principal instructor shall apply for
renewal of approval by submitting to the department both of the following:
a. A completed application for renewal of
approval.
b. A nonrefundable
approval renewal fee of $50 for lead investigation instructor or lead hazard
reduction instructor approval or $25 for lead project design instructor
approval.
2.
`Qualifications.' For renewal of approval as a principal instructor, the
individual shall apply for recertification in the required discipline under
par. (a) 2., and shall be in compliance with this chapter.
3. `Decision.'
a. Within 15 working days after the
submission of all required application information, the department shall either
grant or deny approval.
b. If
renewal of approval is granted, the department shall send the applicant written
notice of approval.
c. If renewal
of approval is denied, the department shall give the applicant reasons in
writing why the application was denied and shall notify the applicant of the
right to appeal the determination under s.
DHS
163.33.
4. `Duration.' Renewal of principal
instructor approval shall be valid until the expiration of the instructor's
qualifying lead certification.
(4) GUEST INSTRUCTOR.
(a)
Qualifications. A guest
instructor shall have experience in each topic the guest instructor proposes to
teach and in each hands-on activity for which the guest instructor will assist
the principal instructor. Guest instructor qualifications shall be documented
on a form obtained from the department and kept on file by the training
manager. The form shall document appropriate training and experience in each
topic area the instructor intends to teach and in each hands-on activity for
which the guest instructor will provide assistance. The training manager is
responsible for verifying qualifications and credentials and for designating
guest instructors as needed.
(b)
Submission of qualifications. A training manager shall submit
to the department a copy of the qualifications of each guest instructor the
training manager designates before the guest instructor participates in a
course.
(c)
Department
action. If the department notifies a training manager that a guest
instructor does not meet the qualifications under par. (a), the training
manager shall withdraw designation of the guest instructor until the
qualifications are met.
(5) EQUIVALENT TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. The
department may approve training, education and experience qualifications other
than those in this section if the department, following consideration and
evaluation of the qualifications on a case-by-case basis, finds that the
qualifications are substantially equivalent to and as protective of human
health and the environment as the requirements of this section.