N.J. Admin. Code § 5:73-6.2

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 5:73-6.2 - Certification and adopted training programs

(a) Certification of Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents responders shall be granted to an individual who: has submitted an application for certification to the Office of Training and Certification, is at least 18 years of age, has been issued a Fire Fighter I certification, has successfully completed the adopted State instructional program for the certification title applied, and successfully passed the State exams that evaluate the Job Performance Requirements (JPRs), specific competencies, requisite knowledge, and skills contained in the NFPA 472, 2018 Edition, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

1. The following hazardous materials titles, which are associated with the adopted standard, shall be issued by the Office of Training and Certification:

i. Hazardous Materials-Awareness Level;

ii. Hazardous Materials-Operations Level;

iii. Mission-Specific Competencies: Personal Protective Equipment;

iv. Mission-Specific Competencies: Mass Decontamination;

v. Mission-Specific Competencies: Technical Decontamination;

vi. Mission-Specific Competencies: Evidence Preservation and Sampling;

vii. Mission-Specific Competencies: Product Control;

viii. Mission-Specific Competencies: Air Monitoring and Sampling;

ix. Mission-Specific Competencies: Victim Rescue and Recovery;

x. Mission-Specific Competencies: Response to Illicit Laboratory Incidents;

xi. Hazardous Materials-Incident Commander;

xii. Hazardous Materials-Specialist Employees;

xiii. Hazardous Materials Officer;

xiv. Hazardous Materials Safety Officer;

xv. Hazardous Materials-Technician Level;

xvi. Hazardous Materials Technician-Tank Car Specialty;

xvii. Hazardous Materials Technician-Cargo Tank Specialty;

xviii. Hazardous Materials Technician-Intermodal Tank Specialty;

xix. Hazardous Materials Technician-Marine Tank and Non-Tank Vessel Specialty;

xx. Hazardous Materials Technician-Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Specialty;

xxi. Hazardous Materials Technician-Flammable Gases Bulk Storage Specialty; and

xxii. Hazardous Materials Technician-Radioactive Material Specialty.

2. The Office of Training and Certification shall not require previously issued hazardous materials certifications to be resubmitted. The previously issued Hazardous Materials-Awareness, Hazardous Materials-Operations, and Hazardous Materials On-Scene Incident Commander certifications shall be deemed valid and equivalent to the associated hazardous materials certifications of this subchapter.

(b) The Office of Training and Certification within the Division of Fire Safety shall be permitted to adopt a training program, establish training policies, procedures, and forms, establish and administer exams, establish instructor qualifications and train-the-trainer programs, and evaluate educational programs submitted by applicants to determine equivalency towards issuance of certifications.

1. The adopted training program and equivalency determination shall comply with the current edition of the adopted NFPA 472 standard. Upon an NFPA standard edition change, the Office of Training and Certification shall have two years from the NFPA adoption date to modify existing training programs, or adopt new training programs to comply with the new NFPA standard edition.

2. Additional instruction shall be incorporated into the adopted training program when approved and/or directed by the Office of Training and Certification.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:73-6.2

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 775(a), effective 2/5/2018