|
State |
Inspector/Risk Assessor Category |
Training Hours |
Education |
Work Experience* |
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Arkansas |
Inspector |
24 |
None |
None |
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Risk Assessor |
40 |
HS diploma BA degree |
1 yr. and one of the following: |
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certification as sanitary inspector grade 1, health officer, CIH, engineer, registered architect or environmental related field; 2 additional yrs. |
|
California |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
40 |
Associate degree |
additional 1 yr. |
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HS diploma |
2 additional yrs. |
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CIH |
0 additional yrs. |
|
Colorado |
Inspector |
24 |
None |
None |
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|
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
16 |
BS degree, and |
1 yr.; or |
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Associate degree and |
2 yrs.; or |
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HS diploma and |
3 yrs. |
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Connecticut |
Inspector |
24 |
None |
licensed risk assessor after state approval |
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|
Risk Assessor |
40 |
BA degree |
1 yr. |
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HS diploma |
2 yrs. And; |
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25 inspections as certified inspector or 1 yr. related exp. |
|
District of Columbia |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
24 |
HS diploma |
3 yrs. |
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Delaware |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
24/40 |
BA |
1 yr. |
|
Georgia |
Inspector |
complete course & pass exam |
None |
None |
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Risk Assessor |
complete course & pass exam |
Bachelor's degree and |
1 yr. |
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Assoc. degree; or certified* and |
2 yrs. |
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HS diploma/GED and |
3 yrs. |
|
Illinois |
Inspector |
24 |
None |
None |
|
|
Risk Assessor |
40 |
BS |
None |
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Bachelor's degree |
1 yr. |
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Assoc. degree |
2 yrs. |
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HS diploma |
3 yrs. |
|
Indiana |
Inspector |
24 |
HS diploma/GED |
1 yr. Lead or 2 yrs. Asbestos |
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|
Risk Assessor |
16 |
BS, AA, HS diploma |
3 yrs. + course |
|
Iowa |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
40 |
Bachelor's degree |
1 yr; or |
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Assoc. degree |
2 yrs. |
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HS diploma |
3 yrs. |
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Certified specialist* |
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Visual Risk Assessor |
40 |
Assoc. degree |
|
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HS diploma |
1 yr. |
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Certified specialist* |
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|
Kentucky |
Inspector |
18 |
BS degree, or Associate degree |
EPA |
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|
Risk Assessor |
32 |
HS diploma |
EPA |
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Kansas |
Inspector |
24 |
70% on exam, bachelor's degree |
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Assoc. degree and |
1 yr. |
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HS diploma/GED and |
2 yrs. |
|
|
Risk Assessor |
16 |
70% on exam, bachelor's degree and |
1 yr. |
|
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|
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Assoc. degree and |
2 yrs. |
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Certified specialist* or |
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HS diploma/GED and |
3 yrs. |
|
Louisiana |
Inspector |
24 + 70% on exam |
HS diploma; 70% on exam |
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| |
Risk Assessor |
16 + 70% on exam |
BA and; Assoc. degree and; cert. as indust. hygienist, engineer or architect; cert. in related field; HS and 4 years related. Annual refreshers. |
1 yr. Related; 2 yr. Related; |
|
Maine |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
40 plus XRF |
CIH |
None |
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BS degree |
1 yr. |
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HS diploma |
2 yrs. |
|
Maryland |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
14 |
None |
1 yr. and 20 inspections |
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Inspector Technician |
21 |
None |
None |
|
Massachusetts |
Master Inspector |
40 |
90% score/75 inspec |
None |
|
|
Inspector |
40 |
70% score/15 inspec |
None |
|
|
Lead Determinator |
16 |
70% score/1 inspec |
None |
|
|
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
56 |
75 inspec/reinspec with 2 yrs. exp. |
None |
|
Michigan |
Inspector |
24 |
None |
None |
|
|
Risk Assessor |
16 |
Bachelor's degree |
1 yr; or |
|
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Assoc. degree |
2 yrs; or |
|
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|
|
HS diploma |
3 yrs. |
|
Minnesota |
Inspector |
24 + course |
None |
None |
|
|
Risk Assessor |
16 + course |
Bachelor's degree and |
1 yr., or |
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Assoc. degree and |
2 yrs., or |
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HS diploma and |
3 yrs.; or |
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None |
4 yrs. |
|
Mississippi |
Inspector |
16/24 |
HS diploma/GED and 70% on exam |
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|
Risk Assessor |
16/24 |
Be registered professional engineer or architect, or |
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|
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Bachelor's degree* and |
1 yr; or |
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Assoc. degree and |
2 yrs; or |
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|
HS diploma/GED |
3 yrs. |
|
Missouri |
Inspector |
24 |
Bachelor's degree; or |
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Associate degree and |
1 yr; or |
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HS diploma/GED |
2 yrs. |
|
|
Risk Assessor |
16 |
Bachelor's degree |
1 yr; or |
|
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|
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Associate degree |
2 yrs; or |
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Certified specialist* |
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HS diploma/GED |
3 yrs. |
|
Nebraska |
Inspector/Technician |
24 |
|
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Inspector/Risk Assessor |
40 |
BA and |
1 yr; or |
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Associate degree and |
2 yrs. |
|
New Hampshire |
Inspector/Technician |
24 |
HS diploma |
25 inspections |
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|
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
40 |
Bachelor's degree |
1 yr. exp. |
|
New Jersey |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
40 |
CIH or BS degree and |
2 yrs., or |
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HS diploma and |
3 yrs. |
|
Ohio |
Risk Assessor |
16 + 24 |
BA and |
exp. or be a certified or licensed engineer or architect |
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1 yr. in lead, asbestos or other remediation or conducted 25 inspections in 3 mo. |
|
|
Inspector Technician |
24 |
|
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|
Oklahoma |
Inspector Technician |
24 |
None |
None |
|
|
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
40 |
BA or Associate degree |
1-2 yrs. |
|
Oregon |
Risk Assessor |
40 |
BA degree + 1 yr in related field or cert. industrial hyg/engineer/architect or Assc. Degree + 2 yrs related; HS plus 3 yrs. Related (asbestos or lead) |
1-3 yrs. exp. in conducting inspections in related field |
|
|
Inspector |
24 |
None |
None |
|
Pennsylvania |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
EPA |
EPA |
EPA |
|
Rhode Island |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
40 |
|
Apprenticeship |
|
|
Inspector Technician |
24 |
|
|
|
Tennessee |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
24/40 |
BS degree and |
1-3 yrs. |
|
Texas |
Inspector |
24 |
EPA |
EPA |
|
|
Risk Assessor |
16 |
EPA |
EPA |
|
Utah |
Inspector |
24 |
None |
None |
|
|
Risk Assessor |
40 |
Bachelor's degree and |
1 yr; or |
|
|
|
|
Associate degree and |
2 yrs; or |
|
|
|
|
HS diploma and |
3 yrs. |
|
Vermont |
Inspector |
24 |
HS diploma/GED |
|
|
|
Risk Assessor |
40 |
|
1 yr. or 25 inspec. |
|
Virginia |
Inspector Technician |
24 |
None |
None |
|
|
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
40 |
|
2-3 yrs |
|
West Virginia |
Inspector/Risk Assessor |
24/16 |
none/Bachelor's/Assoc. degree |
3 yrs. |
|
Wisconsin |
Inspector |
24 |
None |
None |
|
|
Risk Assessor |
16+24 |
BS or Assoc./HS diploma/GED |
exp. in related field: 1 yr. + BS, 2 yrs. + Ass., 3 yrs. + HS/GED |
