(b)

1. (1) A Class 1 license shall be required for all operators of material recycling facilities, solid waste recovery facilities, solid waste processing facilities, composting facilities, transfer stations, municipal solid waste incinerators, and municipal solid waste disposal facilities, with at least one (1) Class 1C licensed manager or supervisor on site at all times during periods of operation (see Appendix B).
2. (2) This requirement does not preclude brief periods of absence nor does it include the closure and post-closure care periods.
3. (3) For certain exceptions allowable for transfer stations, see 8 CAR § 62-303.

(c) The three (3) levels of a Class 1 license are as follows:

1. (1) Class 1A license.

   1. (A) The Class 1A license is a renewable apprenticeship license.
   2. (B) It shall encompass the operational knowledge needed for the waste screening, handling, and processing aspects of the solid waste management facility.
   3. (C)

(i) Holders of a Class 1A license shall be operators-in-training working under the direct supervision of a Class 1C licensed operator.

1. (ii) Nonsupervisory personnel may select to remain at this level of license as long as the requirement is met for having at least one (1) Class 1C licensed manager or supervisor on site at all times during periods of operation.

   1. (D) Any person applying for a Class 1A apprentice license must:

      1. (i)

(b) (b) This course shall provide a minimum of six (6) hours of safety and waste screening for the exclusion of hazardous and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) wastes; and

1. (ii) Satisfactorily complete a Level A examination;

2. (2) Class 1B license.

   1. (A) A Class 1B license is the intermediate or journeyman level of Class 1 license.
   2. (B) A Class 1B license shall encompass operational level technical, regulatory, administrative, and management information.

   3. (C)

      1. (i) This level of license elevates a licensee to a fully qualified level of operator.
      2. (ii) Nonsupervisory personnel may select to remain at this level of license as long as the requirement is met for having at least one (1) Class 1C licensed manager or supervisor on site at all times during periods of operation.

   4. (D) The Division of Environmental Quality shall not issue a Class 1B license until the operator:

      1. (i) Holds a Level A license for a period of one (1) year;
      2. (ii) Satisfactorily completes the twenty-hour course of approved training designated for a Class 1B license;
      3. (iii) Satisfactorily completes a Class 1B examination;
      4. (iv) Satisfactorily completes one (1) year of experience in solid waste management or operations; and
      5. (v) Satisfactorily carries out the responsibilities of an operator; and

3. (3) Class 1C license.

   1. (A) The Class 1C license is the supervisory or master level of nonspecialty Class 1 license.
   2. (B) A Class 1C license shall encompass complex level technical, regulatory, administrative, and management information.

   3. (C) The division shall not issue a Class 1C license until the operator:

      1. (i) Holds a Level B license for a minimum of one (1) year;
      2. (ii) Satisfactorily completes the thirty-hour course of approved training designated for a Class 1C license;
      3. (iii) Satisfactorily completes a Class 1C examination;
      4. (iv) Satisfactorily completes two (2) years of experience in solid waste management or operations; and
      5. (v) Satisfactorily carries out the responsibilities of an operator.