1. (a) Individuals holding a current commission Hazardous Materials Incident Commander certification received prior to May 31, 2018 may be granted an International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) seal as a Hazardous Materials Incident Commander by making application to the commission for the IFSAC seal and paying applicable fees. Individuals must also document the required prerequisite IFSAC seals listed in subsection (b) of this section. This subsection (a) will expire on May 31, 2019.

2. (b) Individuals completing a commission approved Hazardous Materials Incident Commander program and documenting the following IFSAC seals:

   1. (1) Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Personnel; and
   2. (2) Hazardous Materials Operations Level Responders, including the Mission-Specific Competencies for Personal Protective Equipment and Product Control under the current edition; or
   3. (3) NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Operations prior to the 2008 edition; and
   4. (4) upon passing the applicable state examination, may be granted an IFSAC seal for Hazardous Materials Incident Commander by making application to the commission for the IFSAC seal and paying applicable fees. Individuals must submit the application and fee for the seal prior to the expiration of the examination in order to qualify for the IFSAC seal.

Source Note:The provisions of this §453.207 adopted to be effective May 20, 2018, 43 TexReg 3105.