(A) The department shall establish qualifications for and encourage the development of certification programs for operators of landfills, coordinators of local recycling programs, and operators of other solid waste management facilities.
(B) The department shall work with accredited community colleges, vocational technical centers, state universities, and private institutions in developing educational materials, courses of study, and other such information to be made available for persons seeking to be certified as operators of solid waste management facilities.
(C) Two years after this article is effective, no person may perform the duties of an operator of a solid waste management facility unless he has completed an operator certification course approved by the department. An owner of a solid waste management facility may not employ any person to perform the duties of an operator unless such person has completed an approved solid waste management facility operator certification course.
(D) The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. The department may establish by rule classifications for operators to cover the need for differing levels of certification required to operate various types of solid waste management facilities due to different operating requirements at such facilities.
(E) For purposes of this section, the term "operator" means any person, including the owner, who is principally engaged in, or is in charge of, the actual operation, supervision, and maintenance of a solid waste management facility and includes the person in charge of a shift or period during any part of the day.
HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act
Section 44-96-10. Short title.
Section 44-96-20. Findings; purposes.
Section 44-96-30. Applicability.
Section 44-96-40. Definitions.
Section 44-96-50. State solid waste management policy and goals.
Section 44-96-85. Solid Waste Emergency Fund.
Section 44-96-90. Full cost disclosure.
Section 44-96-105. Promulgation of regulations.
Section 44-96-110. Establishment of the Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling.
Section 44-96-130. Solid Waste Management Grant Program.
Section 44-96-150. Packaging; plastics.
Section 44-96-165. Independent audits of trust funds.
Section 44-96-170. Waste tires.
Section 44-96-180. Lead-acid batteries.
Section 44-96-190. Yard trash; compost.
Section 44-96-200. White goods.
Section 44-96-220. Uniform Department of Revenue collection and enforcement methods apply.
Section 44-96-235. Severability.
Section 44-96-240. Findings; purposes.
Section 44-96-250. Definitions.
Section 44-96-260. Powers and duties of the department.
Section 44-96-270. Department report on regional solid waste management facilities.
Section 44-96-280. Powers of the commissioner.
Section 44-96-290. Permitting.
Section 44-96-300. Disclosure statements by permit applicants.
Section 44-96-310. Research, development, and demonstration permits.
Section 44-96-320. Solid waste landfills.
Section 44-96-325. Commercial industrial solid waste landfill; location.
Section 44-96-330. Minimum requirements for new and existing municipal solid waste landfills.
Section 44-96-340. Solid waste incinerators.
Section 44-96-350. Minimum requirements for the management of municipal solid waste incinerator ash.
Section 44-96-360. Solid waste processing facilities.
Section 44-96-370. Storage and transfer of solid waste.
Section 44-96-390. Approval procedures for special wastes.
Section 44-96-410. Inspections; samples.
Section 44-96-420. Issuance, modification, or revocation of orders to prevent violations of chapter.
Section 44-96-440. Unlawful acts.
Section 44-96-450. Violations; penalties.
Section 44-96-460. Training of operators of solid waste management facilities.