Section 422.70 Conditions of Licenses

Section 422

Section 422.70  Conditions of

Licenses

a)         Any person licensed by the Agency to perform radon measurement

shall perform in accordance with the measurement protocol provided in Section

422.130 as applicable to the measurement type performed and the devices used.

b)         Any person licensed by the Agency to perform radon

measurements shall use devices approved by USEPA, prior to the retirement of

the USEPA Radon Proficiency Program, or the Agency to measure radon and radon

progeny.

c)         No unlicensed individual shall perform radon measurement or

mitigation activities without the direct on-site supervision of a licensed

individual.

d)         Within 45 days after providing radon measurements, the

individual providing the service shall report the results in picocuries per

liter (pCi/L) to the occupant, the owner of the building, his/her representatives

or the client.

e)         Licensees shall comply with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340. This means

that the radiation exposure shall not exceed 30 pCi/L or 0.3 WL, based on

continuous workplace exposure for 40 hr/week, 52 weeks per year and shall not

exceed 4 working level months (WLM) over a 12 month period, using an

equilibrium ratio of 50 percent to convert radon exposure to WLM.

f)         Records of radon measurements, mitigations, Quality Assurance

Programs, calibration measurements, equipment repairs and worker protection

plans shall be retained by the licensee for a least 5 years or the length of

time of any warranty or guarantees, whichever is longer.

g)         No person shall interfere with, or cause another to interfere

with, the successful completion of a radon measurement or the installation or

operation of a radon mitigation.

h)         The radon laboratory licensee shall notify the Agency in

writing within 5 working days when it loses or replaces the individual named pursuant

to Section 422.60(e)(1)

r guarantees, whichever is longer.

g)         No person shall interfere with, or cause another to interfere

with, the successful completion of a radon measurement or the installation or

operation of a radon mitigation.

h)         The radon laboratory licensee shall notify the Agency in

writing within 5 working days when it loses or replaces the individual named pursuant

to Section 422.60(e)(1).

i)          A licensee shall return the original license document to the Agency

within 15 days after ceasing to provide licensed services, unless the license

has expired.

j)          Mitigators who are also licensed to perform measurements

shall not perform radon measurements before or after the installation of a

mitigation system at the same address as the mitigation installation, unless a

measurement has been made by another independent person in accordance with this

Part.

k)         Licensees

shall inform the Agency of changes in biographical information, such as

addresses and telephone numbers within 10 days after the change is effective.

l)          Substantive

changes to license application representations require an amendment to the

license and Agency approval.  Licensees shall request amendments to documents

at least 30 days prior to the effective date of the desired revision.

m)        The

licensee shall comply with all the applicable provisions of this Part.

n)         The

licensee shall comply with the Agency-approved Quality Assurance Program.

o)         Professional

licensees shall be located in Illinois or within 50 miles of the Illinois

border.  Professional licensees shall provide general supervision of technician

licensees working under their Quality Assurance Program.

p)         Radon

contractors or residential building contractors installing research or

innovative radon techniques or otherwise deviating from the standards in this

Part shall notify the

Agency

in

writing. Approval from the Agency in writing must be received prior to the

commencement of work

l provide general supervision of technician

licensees working under their Quality Assurance Program.

p)         Radon

contractors or residential building contractors installing research or

innovative radon techniques or otherwise deviating from the standards in this

Part shall notify the

Agency

in

writing. Approval from the Agency in writing must be received prior to the

commencement of work.

When the research is

conducted, a performance standard shall be applied, for example,

post-mitigation radon levels shall be below USEPA's action level (4.0 pCi/L).

Written notification to the Agency shall include:

1)         Written acknowledgement signed by the

client stating that the client understands the reasons the contractor plans to

deviate from the standards of this Part;

2)         The technical bases for the

measurement or mitigation technique and description of the functional

accomplishments that will be achieved; and

3)         The

identity of the client and the address of the building, including the zip code.

q)         A

Radon Mitigation Professional engaged in the business of radon mitigation shall

obtain and maintain in full force and effect during the operation of the

business public liability and property damage insurance that meets the

requirements of the Home Repair and Remodeling Act [815 ILCS 513].  The

licensee or applicant for a license shall provide proof of this insurance to

the Agency annually. Illinois Radon Mitigation System tags will not be issued

without valid proof of insurance.