R311-500-5. Eligibility for Certification

  (a) For initial and renewal certification, an applicant must:

  (1) Meet Occupational Safety and Health Agency safety training requirements in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120 and any other applicable safety training, including refresher training, as required by federal and state law; and

  (2) Successfully pass a certification examination developed and administered under the direction of the Director.

  (A) The contents of the initial certification examination and the renewal certification examination as well as the percentage of correct answers required to pass the examinations shall be determined by the Director before the tests are administered. The Director may offer a less comprehensive renewal certification examination to those individuals that have completed a Division sponsored renewal-training course.

  (B) The Director shall determine the frequency and dates of the certification examinations.

  (C) For applicants that fail the initial certification examination or the renewal certification examination, the Director may offer one additional examination within one month of the original test date without requiring submittal of a new application. The applicant shall pay a fee determined by the Director to cover the cost of the additional testing. Applicants that fail the re-examination shall wait six months prior to submitting a new application in accordance with R311-500-4.