Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-18-203

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R18-18-203 - Instructor Authorization and Renewal

A. Instructor authorization:

1. An instructor authorized by the Division shall teach each Hazmat First Responder Awareness Level and Hazmat First Responder Operations Level course.

2. To be authorized as an instructor, an individual shall submit the following to the Division:

a. A "Participant Application" form obtained from the Division, located at the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, 5636 E. McDowell Road, Bldg. 101, Phoenix, Arizona 85008. The applicant shall provide the following information to take an instructor workshop:

i. Course number;

ii. Course date;

iii. Course title;

iv. Applicant's name;

v. SSN;

vi. Applicant's employer;

vii. Applicant's position or title;

viii. Phone number;

ix. Fax number, if any;

x. Work mailing address, city, state, zip code, and county;

xi. Electronic mail address, if any;

xii. Brief description of current duties and how training as an instructor will be used;

xiii. Applicant's signature and date; and

xiv. Supervisor's signature, if applicable, and date;

b. Evidence of two years' experience in hazardous materials incident response;

c. Evidence of Completion of at least 80 hours for Awareness Level or at least 240 hours for Operations Level of hazardous materials training, and a signed copy of attendance and performance records;

d. A letter of recommendation to take instructor training from the applicant's employer, local emergency planning committee chair, county emergency management director, or coordinator; and

e. A brief summary of the applicant's experience in hazardous materials response and as an instructor of adult-level courses.

3. After an applicant submits to the Division the documentation described in subsection (A)(2)(a), the applicant shall:

a. Attend the instructor workshop,

b. Attain a score of at least 90% on the written exam, and

c. Successfully complete a teach back to demonstrate appropriate educational methodology and instructional techniques during an oral presentation.

4. The Division shall issue Evidence of Completion to an individual who successfully completes the instructor workshop.

5. The Division shall maintain records of instructor authorization.

6. Instructor authorization is valid for two calendar years.

B. To renew instructor authorization obtained from the Division, an authorized instructor shall:

1. Submit a "Participant Application" form as described in subsection (A) to take an instructor refresher workshop;

2. Attend an instructor refresher workshop sponsored by the Division before expiration of the current instructor authorization; and

3. Provide evidence of having taught either a Hazmat First Responder Awareness Level course or refresher, or a Hazmat First Responder Operations Level course or refresher, two times in the current authorization period.

C. An instructor who fails to comply with subsection (B), may obtain instructor authorization by applying and meeting the requirements as a new instructor under subsection (A).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-18-203

New Section R18-18-203 recodified from R8-2-603 at 27 A.A.R. 1535, with an immediate effective date of September 1, 2021 (Supp. 21-3).