Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 4765-24-14 | Fire safety inspector and hazard recognition officer courses.

                                                
[Comment: For dates and availability of material
		incorporated by reference in this rule see rule 4765-25-02 of the
		Administrative Code.]
(A) A training course for fire safety
		  inspector certification shall consist of a minimum of eighty hours and shall
		  meet both of the following training requirements:
(1) Shall meet the fire
			 safety inspector course objectives set forth in the "Fire Safety Inspector
			 Course Packet" approved by the executive director, with advice and counsel
			 of the committee;
(2) Shall meet the
			 performance objectives set forth in "NFPA 1031" for fire inspector I
			 and II.
(B) A training course for hazard
		  recognition officer certification shall consist of a minimum of forty hours and
		  shall meet both of the following training requirements:
(1) Shall meet the hazard
			 recognition officer course objectives set forth in the "Hazard Recognition
			 Officer Course Packet" approved by the executive director, with advice and
			 counsel of the committee;
(2) Shall meet the
			 performance objectives set forth in "NFPA 1031" for fire inspector
			 I.
(C) A chartered program shall admit only
		  those individuals who meet the following requirements into a fire safety
		  inspector or hazard recognition officer course:
(1) Shall be at least
			 eighteen years of age;
(2) Shall hold a current
			 and valid firefighter certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 4765-20 of the
			 Administrative Code;
(3) Shall meet all
			 admission requirements established by the chartered program.
(D) In addition to the requirements for
		  admission as set forth in paragraph (C) of this rule, the chartered program
		  shall require each student to be employed by one of the following in order to
		  be eligible for admission into a fire safety inspector course:
(1) The office of the
			 state fire marshal;
(2) A firefighting agency
			 as defined in division (A)(3) of section 9.60 of the Revised Code;
(3) A private fire
			 company as defined in division (A)(5) of section 9.60 of the Revised Code that
			 is providing fire protection in accordance with division (B), (C), or (D) of
			 section 9.60 of the Revised Code.
(E) The training requirements listed in
		  paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule shall commence and end within a consecutive
		  twelve-month period.