N.J. Admin. Code § 8:60-5.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:60-5.5 - Procedures for completing permit application

(a) Each applicant for a permit shall complete an application which can be obtained from the Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health.

(b) Each applicant shall provide the following to the Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health:

1. Name, address, date of birth, age, sex, height, weight, eye color, driver's license number, and telephone number;

2. The name and location of the course where the applicant has successfully completed asbestos training, the date of completion, and number of hours of training;

i. The applicant shall submit to the Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health documentation that indicates successful completion of the asbestos training course with the application for permit.

ii. The applicant shall submit proof of passing the written examination.

3. Two recent, identical passport-size color photographs taken against a white background or backdrop with the applicant's face being not less than three quarters of an inch in width. The applicant shall not wear a hat, glasses or any other item which may alter or disguise the overall features of the face in the photographs; and

i. The applicant shall legibly print his or her name on the back of both photographs submitted.

ii. The applicant shall attach one passport size color photograph in the space provided on the application.

4. The name and address of the applicant's present employer, the applicant's position with the employer and the date employment commenced.

(c) Each applicant is requested to voluntarily provide his or her social security number in his or her permit application to assist the Commissioner in the enforcement of the provisions of 34:5A-32 et seq.

1. Each social security number collected may be used as an identifier in the Commissioner's computerized recordkeeping system to aid in the processing of permit applications.

2. Each social security number collected shall remain confidential to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

(d) The applicant shall sign and date a statement certifying that the information contained in the application is accurate, true, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge.

(e) The applicant for a worker permit shall submit a $ 100.00 non-refundable fee (certified check or money order made payable to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development) with the permit application. The Commissioner may, by amendment to this section, reduce this fee based on a decrease in program costs.

(f) The applicant for a supervisor permit shall submit a $ 150.00 non-refundable fee (certified check or money order made payable to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development) with the permit application. The Commissioner may, by amendment to this section, reduce this fee based on a decrease in program costs.

(g) Upon written request from the applicant, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development may, at his or her discretion, waive the fees for permit identified in subsections (e) and (f) above.

1. The written request for waiver must identify that the applicant will suffer significant economic or financial hardship if the waiver is not granted.

i. The economic or financial hardship which will be suffered may not be the result of losses incurred by the applicant as a result of Federal, State or other governmental administrative disciplinary or regulatory action.

2. The granting of a waiver from the fees for permit shall have no bearing on the applicant's eligibility for a permit, waive the fees for permits identified in subsections (e) and (f) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:60-5.5

Amended by R.1990 d.278, effective 6/4/1990.
See: 22 N.J.R. 736(a), 22 N.J.R. 1773(a).
Text on verifying identity deleted; text on completion of permit application recodified from 5.6 and amended to require successful completion of written exam; photo requirements added.
Amended by R.1995 d. 193, effective 4/3/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 71(a), 27 N.J.R. 1465(a).
Administrative change.
See: 32 N.J.R. 803(a)
Amended by R.2005 d.415, effective 11/21/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 1933(a), 37 N.J.R. 4439(a).
Added "and Workforce Development" to (c)2, (e), (f) and the introductory paragraph of (g).
Amended by R.2008 d.185, effective 7/7/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 5172(a), 40 N.J.R. 4219(a).
In (e), substituted "$ 100.00" for "$ 50.00"; and in (f), substituted "$ 150.00 for "$ 75.00".