Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3158 – Required training for certified operators
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3158
- Board: means the Board of Certification and Training for solid waste disposal system operators. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Certification: means the process or act whereby an operator meets the requirements for obtaining a certificate of competency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Continuing training: means the process whereby a certified operator obtains required formal training in the area of solid waste management. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Operator: means any person employed in responsible charge of operating all or a portion of a solid waste disposal system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
- Solid waste: means garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities; but does not include or mean solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges that are point sources subject to permits under La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
A. In order to retain certification an operator must participate in continuing training of not fewer than ten contact training hours per year or forty hours per four-year period.
B. More than one certification held by an operator for a specific type of solid waste management facility shall be considered as one certification for the purposes of this Section provided that the certification is not conditional as defined by La. Rev. Stat. 37:3160(B).
C. Such training required must meet the standards and requirements as approved by the board.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 543, §1.