18VAC15-30-340: Qualifications of training managers and principal instructors

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

1. Has at least two years of 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 of 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, and industrial hygiene.

B. The training program must 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. Has successfully completed a minimum of 16 hours of any EPA-accredited or board-approved lead-specific training; and

3. Has 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 must be reviewed and approved by the board prior to the principal instructor teaching in an accredited lead training program.