Section Saf-C 5003.06 - Background Investigation(a) The department shall conduct a thorough background investigation to verify the information provided on any certificate of competency application, and to determine the applicant's suitability, knowledge, and qualifications in the safe use, storage, handling, and transportation of display fireworks.(b) The background investigation shall consist of the following : (1) Reviewing the application;(2) Confirming that all of the information submitted with the application is true;(3) Interviewing references and previous employers;(4) Interviewing licensed operators and any endorser who have worked directly with the applicant;(5) Conducting a criminal record check; and(6) Checking with other public safety agencies that might have had interaction with the applicant pertaining to the storage, use, handling, or transportation of display fireworks, including, but not limited to, checking to see if the applicant has any history of any rule violations, or if any license the applicant has held has ever been suspended or revoked.(c) The Commissioner, upon reviewing the background investigation, shall determine whether the applicant is suitable, knowledgeable, and qualified in the safe use, handling, storage, or transportation of display fireworks.(d) The determination of whether the applicant is suitable, knowledgeable and qualified shall include criteria including, but not limited to the following: (1) The applicant has demonstrated that he or she is qualified by meeting the requirements of Saf-C 5003.04(a)(1)-(9) for a new certificate of competency, or Saf-C 5003.05(a)-(f) for a renewal;(2) The applicant has demonstrated that he or she is knowledgeable by successfully passing the required written competency examination specified in Saf-C 5003.02(a)(2) and Saf-C 5003.05(f); and(3) The applicant has demonstrated that he or she is a suitable candidate by not being precluded from a certificate of competency based on the criteria contained in Saf-C 5005.01(a).N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 5003.06
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 16, Filed April 18, 2019, Proposed by #12738, Effective 4/30/2019, Expires 4/30/2029.