New York Training: What you need to know

Air:

Dry-cleaner owner/operator training and certification: 6 New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations (NYCRR) 232-2.10 and 6 NYCRR 232-3.7

Gasoline dispensing facilities: 6 NYCRR 230.2

Municipal and private solid waste incinerators: 6 NYCRR 219-2.8

Asbestos abatement: 10 NYCRR 73.5 and 10 NYCRR 73.6

Pesticide applicators: 6 NYCRR 325.8 to 325.10, 6 NYCRR 325.18, and 6 NYCRR 325.21

Regulated medical waste (RMW):

RMW generators: 6 NYCRR 365-1.2

RMW treatment facility registrants: 6 NYCRR 365-2.3(b)

RMW permittees: 6 NYCRR 365-2.4(c)

Medical waste incinerator operator certification (air emissions): 6 NYCRR 219-3.11

Solid waste:

Solid waste management facilities: 6 NYCRR 360.19(l)

Solid waste combustors: 6 NYCRR 362-1.5(f)

Water:

Drinking water: 10 NYCRR 5-4.1 to 5-4.8

Wastewater: 6 NYCRR 650.1 to 650.12

New York Department of Health (DOH)

• Rules. New York has adopted training requirements that are stricter than federal rules for asbestos abatement safety activities, drinking water treatment and distribution system operators, dry-cleaning facilities, gasoline dispensing facilities, medical waste facilities personnel, pesticide applicators, solid waste facilities, solid waste incinerator personnel, and wastewater treatment operators. See TABLE 1 for state-specific environmental training requirements.

For information on federal training requirements, see the national section TRAINING.

• Administration and enforcement. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) administers and enforces training requirements for dry-cleaner owner/operator/inspectors; hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF) personnel; hazardous ...