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Accelerated Certification Training (ACT)

Before registering for the accelerated OSTDS courses, you must submit your certification application to the state health office (see forms below).

All materials below are in Portable Document format (pdf) and are less than 10 mb in size, unless otherwise specified. 

Application Process for Environmental Health Professional Certification
April 16, 2007 memo outlining the requirements for initial certification in OSTDS and in Food Hygiene.

HSES 10-012, Update to Applicable Sections of the Environmental Health Manual 150-4 and Standardization Tools
This memo includes instructions for the correct performance and recording of site evaluations and final inspections. A signed acknowledgement of these procedures is required for all certified health department staff.

Accelerated Certification Training Schedule

Accelerated Certification Training Participation, Attendance, and Conduct Guide

Certification Course Agenda and Documents

The "print version" of the below documents are intended to reduce print costs.  They are in black and white except for those documents where color is necessary to convey information.

ACT Day One: Onsite Wastewater Concepts, Materials, Regulations, and the Application Process (Master Contractor Part I)

• Part A: Basic Concepts in Wastewater Treatment | print/handout version
• Part B: Onsite Sewage Systems Methods and Materials | print/handout version
  
• Part C: State Regulations of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems | print/handout version
• Part D: New Permit Applications and Site Plans | print/handout version
• Part E: Site Plan Review and Classroom Exercises | print/handout version
• Handouts, Sample Forms, and Classroom Exercises

ACT Day Two and Three: Introduction to Florida Soils and the Site Evaluation Process (Master Contractor Part II)

• Site Evaluation Requirements (12.7 mb) | print/handout version
• Introduction to Florida Soils
• Soil Color Interpretation | print/handout version
• Seasonal High Water Table Indicators - Non-Hydric | print/handout version
• Seasonal High Water Table Indicators - Hydric (20 mb) | print/handout version
• Soil Basics | print/handout version
• Soil Survey Information | print/handout version
• Soil Profile Documentation | print/handout version
• Soil Survey Legacy Information This presentation is not part of the ACT but is included for reference purposes.

ACT Day Four and Five: Construction and Operating Permits, Contractor Registration and Enforcement (Master Contractor Part III)

• System Construction Permits | print version
• Commercial and Industrial/Manufacturing Zone Permits | print version
• Aerobic Treatment Unit (ATU) and Performance-Based Systems (PBTS) | print version
• Baseline System Inspection Requirements | print version
• Baseline System Inspection Field Exercises | print version
• System Repair Standards | print version
• Existing System / Modification Standards | print version
• Septic Tank Contracting and Enforcement | print version

Form	Description
64E-18 F.A.C.	Certification Requirements
Application Form	Application for Environmental Health Professional Certification
HSEC 2007-05	Application Process for Environmental Health Professional Certification
HSES 10-012	Acknowledgement of Receipt of Procedures for Site Evaluations and Final Inspections
Map	Map to Training Center
OSTDS References	References for the OSTDS Certification Examination
Sample Questions	OSTDS Certification Sample Questions
Soils Manual	Basic Soils Training Program Manual for February 2012
Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States	A Guide for Identifying and Delineating Hydric Soils, Version 7.0, 2010
NRCS Technical Note No. 2	NRCS Soil Survey Technical Note No. 2

*Note: Most materials are in the Portable Document Format (PDF). You may need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the files. Some of the PDF files are zipped to make them faster to download. You may need WinZip to decompress them prior to reading them.