Section 340. Qualifications of training managers and principal instructors

A. The training program shall employ a training manager who:

1. Has at least two years experience, education, or training in teaching workers or adults; has a bachelor's or graduate level degree in building construction technology, engineering, industrial hygiene, safety, public health, education, business administration, program management, or a related field; or has two years experience in managing a training program that specialized in environmental hazards; and

2. Has demonstrated experience, education, or training in the construction industry including: lead or asbestos abatement, painting, carpentry, renovation, remodeling, occupational safety and health, or industrial hygiene.

B. The training program shall employ a qualified principal instructor, designated by the training manager, for each course who:

1. Demonstrates experience, education or training in teaching workers or adults;

2. Successfully completed a minimum of 16 hours of any EPA-accredited or board-approved lead-specific training; and

3. Demonstrated experience, education or training in lead or asbestos abatement, painting, carpentry, renovation, remodeling, occupational safety and health, or industrial hygiene.

C. Documentation of all principal instructor qualifications shall be reviewed and approved by the board prior to the principal instructor teaching in an accredited lead training program.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 13, Issue 02, eff. November 13, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. October 1, 2003.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.