(a) Class 2A license.

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

3. (3)

   1. (A) Holders of a Class 2A license shall be operators-in-training working under the direct supervision of a Class 2C licensed operator.
   2. (B) 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 2C licensed manager or supervisor on site at all times during periods of operation.

4. (4) The Division of Environmental Quality shall not issue a Class 2A license until the operator:

   1. (A)

(i) Satisfactorily completes the twenty-hour course of approved training designated for a Class 2A license.

1. (ii) 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. (B) Satisfactorily completes a Level A examination.

(b) Class 2B license.

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

3. (3)

   1. (A) This level of license elevates a licensee to a fully qualified level of operator.
   2. (B) 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 2C licensed manager or supervisor on site at all times during periods of operation.

4. (4) The division shall not issue a Class 2B license until the operator:

   1. (A) Holds a Level A license for a period of one (1) year;
   2. (B) Satisfactorily completes the twenty-hour course of approved training designated for a Class 2B license;
   3. (C) Satisfactorily completes a Class 2B examination;
   4. (D) Satisfactorily completes one (1) year of experience in solid waste management or operation; and

   5. (E) Satisfactorily carries out the duties of an operator.

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

7. (3) The division shall not issue a Class 2C license until the operator:

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