OAR 837-120-0320: Requests for Training Program Approval

Eligibility: (1) The applicant shall provide, as a minimum, the following information: (a) The applicant’s name, address and telephone number; (b) The name, title, address and telephone number of person who will act as liaison with the State Fire Marshal; (c) Length of training in hours; (d) Amount and type of hands-on training; (e) The training program curriculum including the topics to be covered and the length, format, content and passing scores of examinations; (f) A copy of all course materials (i.e., student manuals, instructor manual, lesson plans, and handout materials upon application; audiovisual aids, etc.) upon initial application for course approval; and second reviews, upon request of the State Fire Marshal. Proprietary and copyrighted course materials shall be denoted by the applicant. The State Fire Marshal shall not duplicate, copy, disseminate, or release course materials so designated without the written permission of the applicant; (g) A table identifying all student performance objectives for each course submitted; (h) A table identifying which training requirements in the following documents that the training program is targeted to meet and an analysis of how the training program meets them: (A) OAR 437-002-0100, 29 CFR 1910.120(q) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response; (B) A detailed statement about the development process of the examinations used in the training program, including skill demonstration examinations; (C) The maximum number of students to be accepted into a given training program course; (D) The ratio of instructors to students for each hands-on subject; (E) Required qualifications for each instructor position by subject area. Instructors shall have completed an acceptable “train-the-trainer” type of training session for their subject training area or shall have the academic credentials, field experience or a combination of both and the training experience for the specific subject they are teaching. Instructors for “hands-on” skills training shall have actual field experience in the skills subject(s) they teach; (F) A copy of the roster specified in OAR 837-120-0390(4) that would identify students who would attend and successfully complete the training program; (G) A description of the applicant’s experience in providing related training programs; (H) Written certification by the applicant that the information submitted in the application is accurate and complete. (2) Filing location. Applications shall be submitted to the headquarters of the Department of the State Fire Marshal. (3) Amendments and withdrawals: (a) The applicant shall be permitted to revise an application any time prior to a final decision on the approval application; (b) The applicant shall be permitted to withdraw an application, without prejudice, at any time prior to the final decision on the approval application. [Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]