Sec. 5462.

(1) A person may seek accreditation for a training program to offer courses in lead-based paint activities in 1 or more of the following disciplines:

(a) Inspector.

(b) Risk assessor.

(c) Supervisor.

(d) Project designer.

(e) Abatement worker/laborer.

(f) Clearance technician.

(2) A person may also seek accreditation for a training program to offer refresher courses for each of the disciplines described in subsection (1).

(3) A person shall not provide, offer, or claim to provide EPA-accredited courses in lead-based paint activities without applying for and receiving accreditation from the department under this part.

(4) A person seeking accreditation for a training program shall submit a written application to the department containing all of the following:

(a) If the applicant is a sole proprietorship or corporation, its "doing business as" or corporate identification number.

(b) The fee required by section 5471.

(c) The name of each principal position, partner, shareholder, member, or owner.

(d) The training program's proposed name, address, and telephone number.

(e) A list of courses and disciplines for which it is seeking accreditation.

(f) A statement signed by the training program manager certifying that the training program meets the requirements established by this part and the rules promulgated under this part.

(g) A copy of the student and instructor manuals or other materials to be used for each course.

(h) A copy of the course agenda for each course.

(i) A description of the facilities and equipment to be used for lecture and hands-on training.

(j) A copy of the course test blueprint for each course.

(k) A description of the activities and procedures that will be used for conducting the hands-on skills assessment for each course.

(l) A copy of the quality control plan as defined in rules promulgated by the department.

(5) The department shall approve an application for accreditation of a training program within 180 days after receiving a complete application from the training program if the department determines that the applicant meets the requirements of this part and the rules promulgated under this part. In the case of approval, the department shall send a certificate of accreditation to the applicant. Before disapproving an application, the department may advise the applicant as to specific inadequacies in the application for accreditation or specific instances where the training program does not meet the requirements of this part or the rules promulgated under this part, or both. The department may request additional information or materials from the training program under this section. If the department disapproves a training program's application for accreditation, the applicant may reapply for accreditation at any time.

(6) A training program shall meet all of the following requirements in order to become accredited to offer courses in lead-based paint activities:

(a) Employ a training manager who has training, education, and experience as described in rules promulgated by the department.

(b) Provide that the training manager described in subdivision (a) designate a qualified principal instructor for each course who has training, education, and experience as described in rules promulgated by the department.

(c) Provide that the principal instructor described in subdivision (b) be responsible for the organization of the course and oversight of the teaching of all course material. A training manager may designate guest instructors as needed to provide instruction specific to the lecture, hands-on activities, or work practice components of a course.

(7) The following documents are recognized by the department as evidence that a training manager or a principal instructor has the education, work experience, training requirements, or demonstrated experience specifically listed in rules promulgated by the department, which documentation is not required to be submitted with the accreditation application but, if not submitted, must be retained by the training program as required by the record-keeping requirements contained in this part:

(a) An official academic transcript or diploma as evidence of meeting the education requirements.

(b) A resume, letter of reference, or documentation of work experience, as evidence of meeting the work experience requirements.

(c) A certificate from a train-the-trainer course or a lead-specific training course, or both, as evidence of meeting the training requirements.

(8) A training program accredited under this part shall ensure the availability of, and provide adequate facilities for, the delivery of the lecture, course test, hands-on training, and assessment activities including, but not limited to, providing training equipment that reflects current work practices and maintaining or updating the equipment and facilities of the training program, as needed.

History: Add. 1998, Act 220, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 644, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002 Popular Name: Act 368Admin Rule: R 325.9901 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.