Section 722.307  Personnel Training

An eligible academic entity must provide training to all individuals working in its laboratory, as follows:

a)         It must provide training for laboratory workers and students that is commensurate with their duties, so that the workers and students understand the requirements of this Subpart K and can implement them.

b)         An eligible academic entity may provide training for laboratory workers and students in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

1)         Instruction by the professor or laboratory manager before or during an experiment;

2)         Formal classroom training;

3)         Electronic or written training;

4)         On-the-job training; or

5)         Written or oral exams.

c)         An eligible academic entity that is an LQG (see Section 722.127) must maintain for the durations specified in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.116(e) documentation which is sufficient to demonstrate that training for all laboratory workers has occurred.  Examples of documentation which demonstrates that training has occurred can include, but are not limited to, the following:

1)         Sign-in or attendance sheets for training sessions;

2)         Syllabi for training sessions;

3)         Certificates of training completion; or

4)         Test results.

d)         A trained professional is required for either of the following tasks:

1)         A trained professional must accompany the transfer of unwanted material and hazardous waste when the unwanted material and hazardous waste is removed from the laboratory; and

2)         A trained professional must make the hazardous waste determination for unwanted material, pursuant to Section 722.111(a) through (d).

(Source:  Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 22047, effective November 19, 2018)