CHAPTER Mec 800
VOLUNTARY WATER TREATMENT CERTIFICATION
PART Mec 801 GENERAL RULES
Mec
801.01 Purpose.
(a) The purpose of these rules is to:
(1)
Establish procedures and guidelines for the voluntary water treatment
certification of water treatment technicians in New Hampshire;
(2)
Provide the public with a way of recognizing qualified water treatment
technicians;
(3)
Provide employers with a formal structure to train employees and test
their knowledge and skill level; and
(4)
Provide water treatment technicians with the knowledge to perform their
tasks safely and efficiently.
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Mec
801.02 Scope.
(a) These rules shall establish voluntary water
treatment certification program for the following:
(1)
Individuals involved in the installation of residential and
non-residential water treatment systems; and
(2)
Individuals involved in the servicing and repair of water treatment
systems.
(b) No person shall hold themselves out as a
certified water treatment technician unless the certification was obtained
pursuant to these rules.
(c) No person less than 18 years of age shall be
issued a certificate pursuant to these rules.
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PART Mec 802 DEFINITIONS
Mec
802.01 “Water treatment system” means “water treatment system” as defined in
RSA 153:27, namely, “any apparatus for treating or processing water to modify,
enhance, or improve its quality or to meet a specific water quality need,
desire, or standard, and the pipes, fittings, and other components servicing
such apparatus.”
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Mec
802.02 “Water treatment technician” means “water treatment technician” as
defined in RSA 153:27, namely, “any person who installs maintains or repairs
water treatment systems.”
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Mec
802.03 “Water treatment trainee” means “water treatment trainee” as defined in
RSA 153:27, namely, “any person who engaged in learning about and assisting in
installing, maintaining, or repairing water treatment systems under the direct
supervision of a water treatment technician certified under this subdivision.”
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PART
Mec 803 ELIGIBLITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
WATER TREATMENT TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION
Mec
803.01 Eligibility Requirements for
Certification as a Water Treatment Technician. The qualification for certification as a
water treatment technician shall be:
(a) Successful completion of a water treatment
technician educational program described in Mec 805;
(b) Successful completion of the examination as
described in Mec 805;
(c) Good character and professional competence as
evidence by the documents required by Mec 804.03;
(d) Having:
(1) Worked as a water treatment technician trainee
for at least one year and have taken and passed the examination described in Mec
805;
(2)
Having operated as a water treatment technician for at least one year as
a certified water treatment technician in another state; or
(3)
Having operated as a water treatment technician for at least one year
prior to January 1, 2024.
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PART Mec 804 APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR WATER TREATMENT
CERTIFICATION
Mec
804.01 Initial Process for
Individuals Seeking Initial Certification as a Water Treatment Technician or
Water Treatment Trainee.
(a) Each individual seeking certification as a
water treatment technician or water treatment trainee shall so do by submitting
the following application and supporting documents:
(1)
A completed “Application for Voluntary Certification of Water Treatment
Technician or Trainee” revised 9/2022.
(2)
The documents specified by Mec 803.03; and
(3)
The certification fee specified in Mec 806.
(b) If the board, after receiving and reviewing
the completed application and supporting documents requires further information
or documents to determine the applicant’s qualification for certification, the
board shall:
(1)
Notify the applicant in writing within 30 days; and
(2)
Specify the information or documents it requires.
(c) The board shall deny the application if the
applicant does not submit the additional information or documents requested
under (b) above within 60 days of the request.
(d) The board shall approve or deny the
application within 60 days of the date that the board’s office receives the
completed application, application fee, supporting documents, and any
additional information requested.
(e) If the board approves the application a
certification shall be issued that expires on the last day of the month 2 years
from the month of issuance.
(f) If the board denies the application, it shall
provide the applicant, in writing, the reason for the denial.
(g)
The board shall deny an application-based misconduct described in Mec
604.01.
(h)
Any applicant wishing to challenge the board's denial of an application
for certification shall:
(1) Make a written request for a hearing of the
applicant's challenge; and
(2) Submit this request to the board:
a. Within 60 days of the board’s notification of
denial; or
b. If the applicant is on active military duty
outside the United States, within 60 days of the applicant’s return to the
United States or release from duty, whichever occurs later.
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Mec 804.02 Application Form.
(a) The application form shall be the “Application
for Voluntary Certification of Water Treatment Technician or Trainee” requiring
the following information be provided:
(1)
Whether the application is for an initial or renewal certification;
(2)
If the application is for a renewal of certification the previous certification
number;
(3)
The applicants full legal name;
(4)
Social security number required pursuant to RSA 161-B:11;
(5)
The applicant’s home mailing address;
(6)
The applicant’s home or cell phone number;
(7)
The applicant’s date of birth;
(8)
Home e-mail address;
(9)
The applicant’s current employer;
(10) The applicant’s current employers mailing
address;
(11) The current employer’s phone number;
(12) The current employer’s e-mail address; and
(13) The applicant’s signature, printed full name, and
the date of signing below the following preprinted statement:
(b)
The effect of the applicant’s signature on the form described in (a)
above shall be certification that the information supplied on the form and
attached to the form is true and correct to the best of the applicant’s
knowledge and belief, subject to the penalty for making false statement under
RSA 641:3.
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Mec 804.03 Required Supporting Material.
(a)
An applicant for a voluntary water treatment initial certification shall
provide the following documents:
(1) On a separate sheet, a detailed report of the
relevant circumstances if any of the answers to the “Yes” no “No” questions on
the application listed in Saf-Mec 803.02(a) are in the affirmative;
(2) If the applicant holds a certification or
other authorization to practice as a water treatment technician or water
treatment trainee in another jurisdiction, and unless the information is
available only from a secure internet site operated by the issuing
jurisdiction, an official letter sent directly to the board by the issuing
jurisdiction, stating:
a. Whether the certification or other
authorization is or was, during its period of validity, in good standing; and
b. Whether disciplinary action was taken against
the certification or other authorization.
(3) Proof of successful completion of the
education program described in Mec 805; and
(4) Proof of passing the examination at the end
of the educational program described in Mec 805.
(b)
If the applicant is seeking initial certification as a water treatment
trainee the individual shall submit a letter from the board-certified water
treatment technician that will be providing the training.
(c)
If the applicant is seeking initial certification after having completed
the training not less than 2000 hours within one year of certification the water
technician trainee shall submit the following:
(1) A signed and dated letter written on personal
or business letterhead by a certified water treatment technician who directly
supervised the applicant during the period of their training that includes the
following:
a. The beginning and ending date of the time
period(s), not less than 2000 hours completed in one year, during which the
applicant was directly supervised by the writer of the letter; and
b. The opinion of the writer regarding the
competence of the applicant to work independently as a certified water
treatment technician; and
(2) Evidence of having taken and successfully
passed the examination to become a water treatment technician described in Mec
805.
(d)
If the applicant is seeking initial certification based on having been a
water treatment technician in another state the applicant shall submit the
following:
(1) A letter of good standing from all other
states the applicant has ever been licensed or certified as a water treatment
technician; and
(2) A
completed “Affidavit for Proof of Appropriate
Field Experience” revised 9/2022.
(e)
If the applicant is seeking certification on the basis of having
operated as a water treatment technician for a least one year prior to January
1, 2024 the applicant shall submit a letter signed and dated by the principal
in the business(es) during which the applicant worked as a water treatment
technician and includes the following:
(1) The beginning and ending date of the time
period(s) during which the applicant worked as a water treatment technician for
the principal in the business(es); and
(2) A statement declaring that for at least one
year prior to January 1, 2024 the applicant operated independently as a water
treatment technician.
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PART Mec 805 EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION
Mec
805.01 Water Treatment Technician Education Program. The education required to be certified by the
board of mechanical safety and licensing shall be the on-line Water Quality
Association Certified Installer Program.
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Mec 805.02 Water Treatment
Technician Examination. The examination required to be
certified by the board of mechanical safety and licensing shall be the successful
completion and passing of the examination administered by the Water Quality
Association Certified Installer Program at the end of the program.
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PART
Mec 806 RENEWALS OF WATER TREATMENT
TECHNICIAN
Mec
806.01 Renewal Application Process
for Individuals Seeking Water Treatment Technician Certification.
(a)
Each individual seeking a renewal certification to as a water treatment
technician, shall do so by submitting an application form described in 804.02
and fee describe in Mec 807.
(b)
If the board, after receiving and reviewing the completed application for
renewal, requires further information or documents to determine the applicant's
qualification for certification, the board shall:
(1) So notify the applicant in writing within 30
days; and
(2) Specify the information or documents it
requires.
(c)
The board shall deny the application if the applicant does not submit
the additional information or documents requested under (c) above within 60
days of the request.
(d)
The board shall approve or deny the application within 60 days of the
date that the board’s office has received the completed application packet and
any information or documents requested under (c) above.
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PART Mec 807 FEES
Mec 807.01 Initial Certification Fee.
(a)
The fee for certification as a water treatment trainee shall be $30.00;
(b)
The fee for a 2-year certification as a water treatment technician shall
be $60.00;
(c)
The fee for renewal of a certificate shall be $60.00.
(d)
The fees shall be non-refundable.
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APPENDIX
|
Rule |
Statute
Implemented |
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|
Mec
801 |
RSA 541:16, I (b) |
|
Mec
802 |
RSA
153:27 |
|
Mec
803 |
RSA 153:38 |
|
Mec
804 |
RSA 541:16, I (b) |
|
Mec
805 |
RSA 153:38 |
|
Mec
806 |
RSA 153:38 |
|
Mec
807 |
RSA 541:16, I (b) |