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Air Emissions Testing Accreditation and Certification

Air Emissions Testing Accreditation and Certification. Programs and regulations Peter Westlin OAQPS, SPPD, MPG December 2010. What I intend to cover. History and other background Available programs Regulatory applications Status of SES QSTI/QSTO program. Some terminology. Accreditation

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Air Emissions Testing Accreditation and Certification

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  1. Air Emissions Testing Accreditation and Certification Programs and regulations Peter Westlin OAQPS, SPPD, MPG December 2010

  2. What I intend to cover • History and other background • Available programs • Regulatory applications • Status of SES QSTI/QSTO program

  3. Some terminology • Accreditation • Criteria addressing administrative, quality, and technical systems (e.g., a testing company or laboratory) • Focus on operations, performance, and competency • May involve auditing • Certification • Process to establish minimum qualifications (e.g., for a source testing individual) • Usually involves performance evaluation and knowledge testing

  4. History • 1974 – Source Evaluation Society formed partly to establish quality criteria for source testers • 1990-2000 – EPA and SES draft structure for qualifying individuals • 2003 – SES establishes QSTI program with three methods groups exams and volunteer operating committee • 2004 – ASTM publishes D7036-04 for air emissions testing bodies

  5. Programs • Air emissions testing bodies • Stack Testing Accreditation Council (STAC) • Not-for-profit organization • For implementing ASTM D7036-04 • Sources can self-accredit • Qualified individuals • Source Evaluation Society (SES) • Volunteer run, not-for-profit organization • Provides approvals for individuals for four methods groups • Not aware of any other program

  6. Regulatory applications • EPA – part 75, appendix A revisions • May be published 12/2010 • Once revisions are final, ASTM D7036-04 will apply to AETB • Must have qualified individual on site for CEMS RATA and Hg tests • No such plans for NSPS or MACT testing • Some states have accreditation programs

  7. Some Source Evaluaiton Society QSTI/QSTO Program basics • QSTI – Qualified Source Testing Individual • QSTO – Qualified Source Testing Observer • Qualifications • Experience - mirror ASTM D7036-04 standard • Pass at least one methods group exam • Application process • Document experience • Describe two projects per methods group • Include three letters of reference • Guidelines and forms are on SES website

  8. More SES QSTI/QSTO Program basics Four emissions measurements groups • Group 1 – Isokinetic test methods (2004) • Group 2 – Wet chemistry gaseous pollutant test methods (2004) • Group 3- Instrumental gaseous test methods and CEMS performance specifications for both parts 60 and 75 (2005) • Group 4 – Hazardous metals test methods (2007)

  9. Some statistics(through November 2010) • >3520 exams administered • >930 individuals have taken one or more exams (some more than once per exam) • >1850 exams passed Group 4 Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Exams distribution

  10. More Statistics(through November 2010) • QSTI approvals • >1150 approvals • >460 individuals • ~100 different organizations • QSTO approvals • 8 individuals Group 4 Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Methods Group Approvals Distribution

  11. Any QSTIs or QSTOs here?

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