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NRPP Update
and Re-certification
October 1, 2014
Bruce Snead, Chair
NRPP Policy Advisory Board
National Radon
Proficiency Program
Over 2500 certified radon professionals
PAB Roster
Name
Function/Representation
Bruce Snead
Chairman
Gary Hodgden
James Burkhart
David Grammer
Kevin Stewart
Mark Versch
Jack Hughes
Andrew Harris
Rick Welke
Richard Manning
Troy Moris
Steve Albright
Shawn Price
Chrystine Kelley
Phil Jalbert
Shannon Cory
Peter Hendrick
AARST Technical & Science Committee
Radon Chambers
Radon Mitigation
Consumer Interests
Certification Compliance
Training Providers
Home Builders
Certified States
Radon Manufacturers
Local Government
Real Estate Industry
Radon Measurement
Non-certified State
EPA (non-voting)
Home Inspector
AARST Executive Director (non-voting)
February 2013
HUD Multifamily Radon Policy Announcements
• Created new market opportunities
• How to identify qualified professionals
• Led to AARST administration/database challenges
• Created exams implementation challenges
Creating Opportunity
• AARST –ANSI
Standards
– Multifamily
Measurement
– Multifamily Mitigation
– RRNC 2.0
• The New Market
– HUD Multifamily
– HUD Multifamily
– HUD Multifamily &
Single-Family Builders
Responding to this Opportunity
Emerging Markets – New Opportunities
RRNC
• Pre-requisite:
– NRPP Residential
Mitigation Credential
• Add-on certificate course
• RRNC Exam
Multifamily Measurement
• Prerequisite:
– Residential
Measurement Credential
• Add-on certificate course
• Exam
Multifamily Mitigation
• Prerequisite:
– Residential Mitigation
Credential
• Add-on certificate course
• Exam
• Provisional standard in use
• Final review coming this fall
New Professional Opportunities
With Advanced
NRPP Certifications
• Beginning September 28, 2014, AARST-NRPP will offer
three (3) Advanced Certifications to the base
certifications for NRPP Measurement and Mitigation
Professionals.
• This is in recognition of specialty areas of advanced
practice (and specialty standards) that include new
opportunities for committed radon professionals who are
seeking to excel.
Three Advanced
NRPP Certifications
1. An Advanced AARST-NRPP Certification for
Multifamily Measurement will be available to anyone
with a current NRPP based certification of either a NRPP
Standard or NRPP Analytical Service Provider.
2. An Advanced AARST- NRPP Certification
for Multifamily Mitigation will be available for any
currently certified NRPP professional with a base RMT
certification.
3. An Advanced AARST- NRPP Certification for RRNC
(Radon Resistant New Construction) will be available
for any currently certified NRPP professional with a base
RMT certification.
Advanced NRPP Certification
Criteria
In addition to the base certification requirement, advanced
NRPP certification includes, but is not limited to the
following criteria:
1. Purchase of the related standard, and
2. Taking an advanced related course in the appropriate
category
3. Passing the Advanced Examination for each certification
option
4. For the Multi-Family Advanced Certifications - Proof of
Insurance.
5. Submittal of a QA Plan will be required for MF
Measurement and Mitigation (advisory templates will be
provided)
General Advanced
Certification Requirements
• Initial application and certification fee of $80 for two years
(pro-rated to within 6 months of base certification term
expiration date.)
• Advanced certification will run consistent with mitigation
certification time period. Renewal will be $60 per two
years.
• Additional C.E. for these Advanced courses may be
required in future years.
• Online (proctored) exams may follow by November, 2014
• Advanced Certified Professionals will have additional
credentials listed on the NRPP web site to identify
specialty proficiency in the appropriate category.
Advanced NRPP
Certification Exams
• NRPP advanced Examinations for these certifications
will be available at the International Radon
Symposium from September 28, 2014 through Noon,
October 1, 2014. For more information, go
to: www.internationalradonsymposium.com
• In order to take a NRPP Advanced Certification Exam, you
must have taken an NRPP approved course in the
appropriate Enhanced category.
• The exams will be proctored. They are open book exams
and are between 2 to 3 hours long each. Approved
enhanced coursework counts toward NRPP Continuing
Education credits.
Advanced Certification Exams
at the Symposium
• The exams will be offered over the course of the three days
of the Symposium. The cost will be $55 per exam.
• The exam(s) are open book (meaning you can have a copy
of the relevant standard with you in the exam.
• Exams will be proctored
• Each exam will take approximately 2 to 3 hours to
complete.
• The exams will also be available later in October through a
private proctor process and we hope to have them on-line
later in the fall. Contact the NRPP Office at
[email protected] for more information on this process.
• Exams will also be available to instructors teaching
approved, enhanced courses related to the certificate.
Previous MF Measurement and
MF Mitigation Course Attendees
• Last year, you may have attended either an advanced
NRPP approved Multi-family Measurement and/or an
advanced Multi-family Mitigation course taught by Bill
Angell at the pre-Symposium C.E. class for the
International Radon Symposium in Springfield, Illinois.
• At that time, we indicated that course attendees for these
advanced courses would be eligible to sit for the new
Enhanced certification exams being planned by NRPP
pending the course criteria and credential approval process,
and perhaps taking a
Webinar.
(Note: We have decided not to present the webinar due to
the complexity of the material.)
For individuals who took
the Multi-family courses last year,
we offer two options:
Option 1: (Strongly recommended) Take one (or more) of
the approved advanced courses on Sunday, September 28,
2014. Note, the Multi-family Measurement and RRNC
Courses are 4 hours and the Multi-family Mitigation
course is 8 hours. You may then take the exam on
Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.
We recommend this as these exams are difficult and they
require a thorough knowledge of the subject. Students
taking the course will receive a free copy of the
standard. Successful passage of the exam (it will not be
graded until after the Symposium) will allow one to apply
for the enhanced certification.
The NRPP Exam Coordinator will post online a pass/fail
grade by Friday, October 10th. A written exam results
letter will also be mailed out by October 15th.
For individuals who took
the Multi-family courses last year,
we offer two options:
• Option 2: You may sit for the exam if you attended last
year's course and/or have a certificate of successful course
completion of a Multi-family Mitigation or Measurement
C.E. course within the last twelve months.
• You do not have to register for the Symposium to take this
exam and/or, you may take it at any time up until January
15, 2015 through an approved private proctoring service.
• However, applicants who fail the exam will be required to
take an approved advanced course before retaking the
exam.
State License Holders
• Most state-licensed testers and mitigators qualify for NRPP
– Check with NRPP for your state
– Submit application, fees, & proof of current license
– Avoids retaking entry courses and exams
– Analytical providers and labs MAY have additional
requirements – not all states have same rules as NRPP
• NRPP is able to develop new add-ons faster than State
legislative or rule making processes
• NRPP hoping states will recognize new add-ons
NRPP Standards and Policies
Update
• Guidance on mitigation standards usage for NRPP
members
• Guidance on measurement standards usage for NRPP
members
• CE credit for standards committee service
• Entry level course review criteria
• Protocol and Guidance for Radon Chambers
• NRPP Policy manual updated
PAB in 2014 - 2015
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New certificates implementation
Policy Manual – revisions and updating
Technical Review committee issues pending
Standards adoption when ready
Consumer radon device usage advisory
And……..whatever the next email brings…….
PAB Chair
Bruce Snead – [email protected]
Staff Contacts
Janna Sinclair – Credentialing
Johnna McNamara – Exams and CE
AARST-NRPP
www.nrpp.info
Phone: (800) 269-4174
E-Mail: [email protected]