1. (a) No individual shall be granted an ADS certification pursuant to this part, unless the individual has:

   1. (1) Completed training in accordance with Env-A 1819;
   2. (2) Read or reviewed Env-Sw 2100; and
   3. (3) Scored 70 percent or better on an examination in accordance with Env-A 1819.03(c).
2. (b) The department shall certify an individual as either an experienced worker or a worker-in-training, as specified in (c) through (e), below.
3. (c) To qualify as an experienced worker, an individual shall have successfully performed at least 40 hours of work involving the disturbance of asbestos at asbestos disposal sites as specified in (d), below.

4. (d) The department shall consider work experience to be as follows:

   1. (1) The individual shall have performed the work under the supervision of an individual who is certified as an experienced worker pursuant to these rules and who meets the requirements of either a competent person as defined in 29 CFR 1926.1101 or an on-site supervisor as defined in 29 CFR 1910.120, or both; and

   2. (2) One or a combination of the following may be substituted for up to 10 hours of the asbestos disposal site work experience required by (c), above:

      1. a. Ten hours or less of work experience at a hazardous waste site under the supervision of a competent person as specified in 29 CFR 1901.120; or
      2. b. Ten hours or less of work experience on asbestos abatement as an asbestos abatement worker or an asbestos abatement supervisor under the authority of a licensed asbestos abatement entity as specified in Env-A 1816.02 or Env-A 1816.03.
5. (e) Any individual who has not yet met the experienced worker requirements specified in (c), above, shall be a worker-in-training.

Source. (See Revision Note #1, Revision Note #2, and Revision Note #3 at chapter heading for Env-A 1800) #14104, eff 11-1-24, EXPIRES: 11-1-34