29 July 2009 – CISEC, Inc. will be presenting its inspector training modules and administering its nationwide certification examination through the Federal Highway Administration’s Local & Tribal Technical Assistance Programs (LTAP/TTAP). The 58 LTAP/TTAP centers can now provide inspectors, designers, and regulatory agency personnel more opportunities to receive training in CISEC, Inc.’s professional sediment and erosion control inspector program and, if qualified, sit for the CISEC nationwide certification examination.
"These are exciting times to be involved with the CISEC program," says Dr. Jerald Fifield, President of CISEC, Inc. “We look forward to reaching even a greater audience by providing the CISEC inspector training program in every state, as well as in Puerto Rico and those regional centers serving tribal governments. Also, it will be easier for qualified individuals to sit for the nationwide examination and prove their expertise and skill as inspectors of sediment and erosion control and storm water management practices. This means greater availability our nationwide CISEC program to educate and certify inspectors so that they can meet regulatory certification requirements like those of the State of California, Austin, Texas, Sandy, Utah, and other municipalities.”
Fifield also points out that by offering the CISEC program through the LTAP/TTAP centers; CISEC, Inc. is one step closer to meeting its goal of having a nationwide professional inspector certification program that ensures:
- Recognition throughout the nation that a CISEC is an individual who completes assigned duties in a competent manner which meets or exceeds minimum EPA’s Construction General Permit requirements for inspecting and assessing construction site sediment and erosion control BMPs and storm water management practices.
- Recognition that a CISEC requires only minimal training to meet local regulatory construction site inspection and reporting requirements.
- Recognition that contractors, builders, developers, municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s), and regulatory agencies can engage the professional skills of a CISEC knowing that he/she will observe, inspect, and report in a uniform, practical, and consistent manner.
Additional information on the CISEC program can be found at www.cisecinc.org or by calling +1 720 235 2783.
Interested individuals need to contact their local LTAP/TTAP center and request an offering of the CISEC training program and examination so they can become certified as a professional construction site inspector of sediment and erosion control and storm water management practices.
