Virginia Regulatory Town Hall

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Addition of license class
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18VAC155-20-10

Part I
General

18VAC155-20-10. Definitions.

The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

*"Board" means the Board for Waste Management Facility Operators.

"Board-approved training course" means a course that has been approved by the board to provide appropriate training to an applicant in accordance with this chapter.

"Class I license" means the authorization from the board to act as a waste management facility operator of a transfer station, a material recovery facility receiving mixed waste, an experimental facility, or a composting facility receiving yard waste.

"Class II license" means the authorization from the board to act as a waste management facility operator of a facility that composts municipal solid waste, a sanitary landfill, an industrial landfill, a construction landfill, or a debris landfill.

"Class III license" means the authorization from the board to act as a waste management facility operator of an infectious waste incinerator or autoclave.

"Class IV license" means the authorization from the board to act as a waste management facility operator of a municipal waste combustor.

"Closed facility" means a solid waste management facility that has been properly secured in accordance with an approved facility closure plan.

"Closure" means an act of securing a solid waste management facility pursuant to the requirements established by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality or appropriate regulatory authority.

"Contact hour" means 50 minutes of participation in a group program or 60 minutes of completion time for a project.

"Continuing professional education/training (CPE/T)" or "CPE/T" means an integral part of the lifelong learning process that enables a licensed solid waste management facility operator to maintain and increase the competence required to assure the public's protection, which shall be pursued through an organized program or project in compliance with this chapter.

"Department" means the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.

"Full-time employment" means 1,760 hours per year or 220 work days per year.

"In charge" means the designation of any person by the owner to have duty and authority to operate or modify the operation of a waste management facility.

"License" means an authorization issued by the board to an individual to practice as a waste management facility operator who meets the provisions of this chapter.

"Municipal solid waste (MSW)" means that waste that is defined as "municipal solid waste" in 9VAC20-80-10 9VAC20-81-10.

"Municipal waste combustor" means a mass burn or a refuse derived fuel incinerator or facility designed or modified for the purpose of noninfectious solid waste combustion.

"Operation" means any waste management facility that is under construction, treating, processing, storing, or disposing of solid waste, or in the act of securing a facility for closure.

"Organized program" means a formal learning process designed to permit a participant to learn a given subject or subjects through interaction with an instructor in a formal course, seminar, or conference.

"Owner" means the person who owns a solid waste management facility or part of a solid waste management facility.

*"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, governmental body, municipal corporation, or any other legal entity, as defined in § 54.1-2209 of the Code of Virginia.

"Project" means a learning process designed to permit a participant to perform work assigned by the owner, operator, or manager of a waste management facility under the supervision of a knowledgeable person that results in a specific, predetermined end result and that increases the participant's competence to practice as a waste management facility operator.

"Site" means within the vicinity of all land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements thereon used for treating, storing, and disposing of solid waste. This term includes adjacent land within the property boundary used for the utility systems such as repair, storage, shipping, or processing areas, or other areas incident to the management of solid waste.

"Solid waste" means any of those materials defined as nonhazardous solid waste in regulations promulgated by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

"Storage" means housing a solid waste as consistent with the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board.

"Substantial change" means a deviation from a specific course that decreases the approved time of the course by more than 30 minutes or modifies the topics of the approved course to below the target levels of knowledge, as stated in the course application.

*"Waste management facility" means a site used for planned treatment, storage, or disposal of nonhazardous solid waste, as defined in § 54.1-2209 of the Code of Virginia.

*"Waste management facility operator" means any person, including an owner, who is in charge of the actual, on-site operation of a waste management facility during any period of operation, as defined in § 54.1-2209 of the Code of Virginia.

*As defined by Chapter 22.1 (§ 54.1-2209 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.

18VAC155-20-110

18VAC155-20-110. License classification.

A. The applicant shall apply for at least one classification of license as outlined below:

1. An individual operating a facility that is defined by the Department of Environmental Quality as a transfer station, a material recovery facility receiving mixed waste, an experimental facility, or a composting facility receiving yard waste shall hold a Class I license. An individual who has obtained a Class II, III or IV license may also operate a facility listed under Class I, if the individual has completed the board-approved basic training course.

2. An individual operating a facility that composts municipal solid waste, or is defined by the Department of Environmental Quality as a sanitary, industrial, construction, or debris landfill, shall hold a Class II license.

3. An individual operating a facility defined by the Department of Environmental Quality as an infectious waste incinerator or an autoclave shall hold a Class III license.

4. An individual operating a facility defined by the Department of Environmental Quality as a municipal waste combustor shall hold a Class IV license.

B. A licensee may not operate a facility outside of his classification other than that defined by subdivision A 1 of this section.

C. An individual operating a solid waste management facility that has been issued a permit by the Department of Environmental Quality but for which the board has not established training and licensure requirements shall hold a Class I license until the board establishes the training and licensing requirements by regulation.