Is there an obligation for an owner to provide the annual training requirements for Drinking Water Operators-in-training(OITs)?.
Yes. The owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall take reasonable steps to ensure that every operator employed in the subsystem completes the annual number of hours of training in each of the three years for which the operators certificate is valid. Completion of the Entry Level Training course would satisfy the requirements to complete the mandatory training course. The continuing education units obtained by taking the Entry Level Training may also be applied to the annual training requirements. Example: If an OIT was employed in a Class II Water treatment system, they would have to take an average of 12 hours or more of continuing education per year during the 3 year duration of the OIT certificate, including the mandatory training course, with the remaining hours to the minimum total of 35 hours as on-the-job practical training. By taking the Entry Level Training course (worth 70 hours) the OIT has not only met the requirements for mandatory training, but has also fulfilled
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