Training course and certification requirements

1. To be eligible for certification, a landfill or incinerator operator shall have a minimum of one year experience in operating the type of landfill or incinerator that the operator wants to be certified for and attend a training session approved by the department for solid waste facilities. 2. Training sessions will be held at least annually by the department to provide information on landfill and incinerator operation and maintenance. 3. An applicant may submit documentation to demonstrate the equivalency of other training courses and certification successfully completed. The applicant may be eligible for certification without taking the training course or written examination if the department finds that the training and certification are substantially equivalent. 4. Applicants who fail an examination may reapply to the department. 5. Upon passage of the examination with a score of seventy percent or better, the department will issue a certificate to the applicant. 6. The certificates of personnel who terminate their employment at a landfill or incinerator facility will remain valid until expiration.