PURPOSE: This rule identifies the requirements for obtaining continuing education forthose indiuiduals who have receiued certification as a certifiedsafety consultant or certified safety engineer. (1) Individuals seeking to maintain c&&ation as a certified safety consultant or certified safety engineer shall submit annually, in writing,, proof of having completed one (1) continmng education unit (CEU) during the preceding twelve (12).month period. (2) A CEU shall be defined as ten (10) contact hours of participation in an organized or continuing education experience underresponsible sponsorship, capable directors, and qualified instructors. Ten (10) contact hours shall equal one (I) CEU; and !Xy (50) minutes of instruction shall equal one (1) contact hour. (3) The course of instruction shall be related to occupational safety and health, and seminar programs that offer CEU credit shall be preapproved by the Missouri Workers’ Safety Program. Examples of acceptable areas of instruction are safety management, industrial hygiene, industrial safety, general safety, driver safety, fire safety, aviation safety, transportation safety, occupational safety and health administratiqn,,accident andstatistical reporting, safety trammg, safety engineering, system safety analysis, construction safety, legal and ethical issues related to safety, chemical or biological safety or environmental safety. (4) Certified safety engineers or certified safety consultants that want to obtain CEU credit for an unapproved seminar shall submit a written request to the program manager including the seminar brochure which outlines the seminar program and faculty for approval of the seminar to meet the CEU requirement. The request may be submitted after the seminar has occurred. (5) Correspondence or home study is acceptable;pratided, however, thecriteriaoutlinedin this rule is satisfied. Auth: sections 287.123 and 2X7.650, RSMo (Cum. Supp. 1993).* Emergency rule filed July 7, 1994, effective July 17, 1994, expired Nov. 13, 1994. Emergency rule filed Oct. 211994, effectiue Nou. 14, 1994, expired March 13, 1995. Original rule filed July 8, 1994, effect& Jan. 29, 1995. *Or&-inal authority: 287.123, RSMo 11993) and 287.650, RSMo (1939/, amended 1949, 1961, 1980,1993.

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