Dust Control Coordinators or Technicians (Large Sites)
All sites with five or more acres of disturbed surface area and subject to Rule 310 must have a dust control coordinator on site at all times during dust-generating operations. The dust control coordinator(s)
must complete 310 comprehensive training. Comprehensive training for Rule 316 may not be substituted for training for Rule 310. It is recommended, but not required, that dust control coordinators for Rule 310 sites be certified to determine opacity of visible emissions according to EPA Method 9. (See
Smoke School for certification options.)
All sites with five or more acres of disturbed surface area, or with a rated or permitted capacity of 25 tons per hour or more (regardless or acreage), and subject to Rule 316 must have a dust control technician on site at all times during dust-generating operations. The dust control coordinator(s) must complete 316 comprehensive training. Comprehensive training for Rule 310 may
not be substituted for training for Rule 316. It is also
required that dust control technicians for Rule 316 sites be certified to determine opacity of visible emissions according to EPA Method 9. (See
Smoke School for certification options.)