1、AN AMERICAN NATIO NAL STANDARDStandard for the Qualification and Certification of Resource Recovery Facility OperatorsASME QRO-12005Revision of ASME QRO-11994(R2000)Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No f
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12、A.Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.vi1Introduction1.1Scope and Purpose.11.2Definitions.
13、11.3Forms of Certification.12Duties and Qualifications.12.1Duties.12.2Qualifications.23Testing Requirements and Procedures.23.1Examination for Provisional Certification.23.2Site-Specific Examination for Operator Certification.33.3Examination for Combustion Certification.34Certification Requirements
14、and Procedures.44.1Provisional Certificate.44.2Operator Certificate.44.3Combustion Certificate.54.4Certificate Transfers.54.5Certificate Renewal.54.6Revocation of Certification.64.7Appeals.6Mandatory AppendicesIExamination Guidelines.7IIInterpretations.10Nonmandatory AppendixAApplying for Certificat
15、ion.11iiiCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.FOREWORDASME published the QRO Standard(Qualifications of Resource Recovery Facil
16、ity Operators)in response to public and regulatory interest in providing a certification process for operators offacilities that combust municipal solid waste and recover energy from that process.The QRO Standard(the Standard)is referenced as part of the Clean Air Act Amendments of1990 under 40CFR60,subparts Cb and Eb.As of January 2004,approximately 1,123 individualshold Provisional certificates,and 523 individuals hold site-specific Operator Certificates underthe Standard.The Standard was firs
