Emergency and Provisional Facility Certification

(1) By a majority vote and for good cause shown, the Board may grant emergency certification to an operator to work at a specified facility in a position for which the operator is not otherwise certified. The Board may grant a Chief Operator an Emergency Certification only if the request for Emergency Certification is approved by the appropriate regional DEP/DWPC section chief. Emergency Certification shall not be granted to employees or managers of contract operations and maintenance firms. Emergency Certification shall be valid for no longer than six months and cannot be renewed. (2) By a majority vote, the Board may issue a Provisional Certification to any operator who meets all of the requirements for a specified grade applied for except that the applicant has not passed the appropriate examination. A Provisional Certification shall be issued only after the applicant has failed the applicable examination and Emergency Certification previously granted has expired, shall be of no more than six months duration, and cannot be renewed. The Chief Operator of a facility may not hold Provisional Certification unless allowed by the Board.