OSS CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION & REQUIREMENTS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

OSS CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION &
REQUIREMENTS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
CanLyouLtransferLinstallerLcertificationsLtoLotherLindividuals?L-LANSWERLNo



DoesLSHDLneedLtoLknowLwhereLcertifiedLinstallers/pumpersLareLemployed?L-
LANSWERLYes,LcertifiedLindividualsLhaveL30LdaysLtoLtellLSHDLwhenLtheyLfirstLbeginLandLwhenLtheyLchangeLco

mpanies



DoesLtheLcertifiedLinstaller'sLwork/actionsLreflectLonLtheLcompanyLtheyLareLemployedLwith?L-
LANSWERLYes,LtheyLrepresentLtheLcompany,LandLbothLareLsubjectLtoLdisciplinaryLaction




CanLsomeoneLdesignLandLinstallLtheLsameLsystem?L-
LANSWERLNo,LevenLifLtheyLareLcertifiedLtoLdoLboth,LtheyLcanLnot.




HowLlongLdoesLanInstaller/Pumper/M&MLSpecialist'sLcertificationLlast?L-
LANSWERLOneLyear,LwithLrenewalsLlastingLannuallyLasLwell.




WhatLthreeLthingsLdoLInstaller/Pumper/M&MLSpecialistsLneedLforLcertification?L-
LANSWERL1)LPassingLaLcertificationLtest



2)LProofLofLWALstateLcontractor'sLlicense

3)LProofLofLpayingLtheLannualLre-certificationLfee



WhatLareLfourLcommonLreasonsLanLLHOLcanLtakeLawayLaLcertification?L-
LANSWERL1)LForLcommittingLaLviolationLthatLwouldLallowLtheLexistenceLofLaLrealLorLpotentiallyLseriousLthrea

tLtoLtheLpublicLhealth.



2)LForLmakingLanyLserious,LmaterialLmisrepresentationLofLmajorLfactsLasLpartLofLtheLconstructionLofLanyLOS
S.



3)LIfLtheyLareLnotifiedLofLthreeLnoticesLofLviolationLbyLtheLEnvironmentalLHealthLDivisionLstaffLwithinLanyL12
-monthLperiod.

, 4)LWhenLtheLholder'sLsuretyLbond,Lgeneral,LorLspecialtyLcontractor'sLlicenseLisLnoLlongerLvalid.



WhenLanLInstaller/Pumper/M&MLSpecialistLcommitsLaLsignificantLviolationLofLOSSLregulations,LwhatLoccur
s?L-
LANSWERLTheLinstallerLisLgivenLaLnoticeLofLviolationLbyLcertifiedLandLregularLmail,L3LviolationsLinLaLyearLisLim

mediateLsuspension.



WhatLmustLInstaller/Pumper/M&MLSpecialist'sLdoLifLtheyLwantLtoLworkLagain,LafterLaLsuspension?L-
LANSWERL1)LMustLmakeLaLwrittenLapplicationLstatingLhowLtheyLwillLremedyLtheLviolationsLtheyLhadLinLtheLp

astLandLpreventLthemLfromLhappeningLagain.



2)LMustLre-certifyL(takeLtheLtest,LpayLtheLfees)



3)LTheyLcanLbeLimmediatelyLreinstatedLifLtheirLonlyLviolationLwasLoperatingLwithoutLaLcontractor'sLlicenseLa
ndLtheyLnowLhaveLproofLofLrenewal.



WhatLisLanLInstaller/Pumper/M&MLSpecialist'sLappeal?L-
LANSWERLWhenLanLinstallerLfeelsLthatLtheyLhaveLbeenLincorrectlyLsuspended.




WhatLmustLtheLInstaller/Pumper/M&MLSpecialistLincludeLinLtheLappeal,LtoLbeLconsidered?L-
LANSWERL1)LItLneedsLtoLbeLfiled,LinLwritingLwithLtheLdirector,LwithinL21LdaysLofLsuspension




2)LTheLinstallerLmustLspecifyLwhichLviolationsLwereLincorrectlyLsited.



WhatLisLanLInstaller/Pumper/M&MLSpecialist'sLsuspension?L-
LANSWERLALtemporaryLwithholdingLofLaLcertificationL(canLbeLreinstated)




WhatLisLanLInstaller/Pumper/M&MLSpecialist'sLrevocation?LHowLlongLdoesLitLlast?L-LANSWERLALsemi-
permanentLwithholdingLofLaLcertificationL(mustLwaitLthreeLyearsLbeforeLapplyingLforLanotherLcertification).



WhatLwarrantsLaLrevocationLofLanLInstaller/Pumper/M&MLSpecialist'sLcertification?L-
LANSWERLALsevereLviolationLthat,LinLtheLopinionLofLtheLHealthLOfficer;L1)LCreatesLanLseriousLhealthLhazard