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CESSWI CERTIFICATION PART 1 – Questions/Answers
CESSWI CERTIFICATION PART 1 – Questions/Answers
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CESSWI CERTIFICATION PART 1 – Questions/AnswersCESSWI Certification ✔️Ans - Identifies Professional with a comprehensive
knowledge and understanding of erosion, sediment and stormwater
regulations.
Certified inspectors ✔️Ans - Recognized by state and federal regulators as
qualified professionals in their fields
NPDES ✔️Ans - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Regulations Governing Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater ✔️Ans
- The Clean Water Act (CWA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
State and Local Regulations
CESSWI Onsite Roles ✔️Ans - 1. Being the Official representative onsite
2. A Fact Finder and Record keeper
3. An Enforcement Case Developer
4. A Technical Instructor
CESSWI Inspector Duties ✔️Ans - Must understand the measure necessary to
prepare for, conduct and report on an inspection and ensure the presence
documentation and exercise good professional judgement.
Safety Communication ✔️Ans - Talk to onsite supervisor before doing
Inspection
Safety ✔️Ans - First Consideration before going on any inspection site.
- Safety Plan and Current Site Hazards
- Hazardous Materials
Confined Space Inspections ✔️Ans - May be necessary when inspecting
industrial or post construction BMPs for stormwater collection and treatment
or underground vault systems
Never perform these inspection alone and always follow confied-space entry
procedures with Qualified Personnel
,Who, What, Why, Where and How ✔️Ans - - Who do you contact before
starting inspection?
- What hazards do you need to be aware of for the site you are inspecting?
- Why is safety important?
- Where do you need to go to if there is an onsite emergency?
- How do you learn more about safety?
Communication ✔️Ans - Understanding how to properly communicate with
people will determine your degrees of success as an inspector
Good Communications ✔️Ans - Professional, Courteous, Impartial, and
Consistent, Honest, and Accurate
Arrival Introductions (First Time) ✔️Ans - - Credentials and ID
- Purpose of your Visit
- Expectations, Compliance and Personal
- Follow Up Schedule
Preconstruction Meetings ✔️Ans - Clarify issues related to compliance and
demonstrating how each individual plays a role in maintaining site
compliance is important.
Precon Meeting Objectives ✔️Ans - -Clarify Stormwater Objectives
-Designate a Contact Person
-Determine if SWPPP will work for Schedule, and Work Activities
- Ensure Everyone reviews the SWPPP
-Remind Everyone that BMP are performance based and could require change
-Conduct Meeting Onsite
-Verify Schedules
-Discuss Maintenance Requirements for controls identified in SWPPP
-Discuss Containment, Storage and Spill Procedures of on-site Pollutants,
-Establish Open Communication
Inspector Duties (Communication) ✔️Ans - -Be Fair and Consistent
-Use Good Visual Observations
-Use Good Written Documentation
-Use Verbal Communication
-Follow up with Findings (Written/Verbal)
,Communication Issues ✔️Ans - -Investigate Issues (Never assume)
-Written Communication (Record Facts)
-Document - Maintain Written Communications by Law
-Control the inspection
-document all observations
- Do not be descriptive
-Provide Completion Dates for Corrective Actions
-Follow up Expectations
Difficult People ✔️Ans - -Act like a Professional
-Clarify the issue
-Handle the problem immediately
-Allow the person to be part of the solution
-Agree on a solution
Why is Documentation Important? ✔️Ans - Because of possibility of legal
action related to erosion and sediment control and stormwater activity, it's
critical to have accurate and thorough records. Your only proof of site
Conditions are pictures and written records.
Inspection Report Objectives ✔️Ans - -Formalize inspection criteria
-Be Fair, accurate and Consistent in assessments
-Follow up and expect results
Notes Taken During Inspection ✔️Ans - - Be Specific, Facts not opinions
-Identify proper personnel
-Avoid Vague Terminology
-Record Critical data
-Initial and Date all Revisions
- Use ink and markers, not pencils
-Store Documentation in Central location
Photos During Inspection ✔️Ans - Picture worth a thousand words
- Document date, time, & Location
-Note Location point and direction from which picture is take from site map
-Use video to capture motion
-Take all pictures necessary to document site conditions
-Geo Reference or Photo Log specifying location
, May be used as evidence in legal proceedings
Reporting ✔️Ans - The creation and implementation of a reporting system is
the first step to accurately reflect site conditions.
Sample Inspection Forms ✔️Ans - EPA Website or Appendix B of General
Principles Review Manual
Good Reporting Practices ✔️Ans - - Complete and Factual Records
- Support Potential Enforcement Action
- Communicate with others
- Document what you see, do not speculate or assume
-Report What you observe on that day
-Make Objective observation only
-Do not make personal observations about people
- Provide Copy of Findings to appropriate parties
Conclusions of Inspection Report ✔️Ans - -Use Simple, short, direct
sentences
-Record Accurate and Specific Details when possible
- Consult Key Individual if unsure of observations
Corrective Actions ✔️Ans - - Be General to Address entire site
- Be Specific on Areas of Deficiency
- Not overly Prescriptive
-Not Propose product by name brand
- Recommend a qualified professional, as necessary
May or may not be part of the Inspection Report
Site Drawing (Map) Management ✔️Ans - The Presence of an approved
erosion and sediment and stormwater site drawing is required on site.
Map: to scale, tracking tool for BMP installations and locations throughout life
of the project, reflect actual site conditions at the same time of inspections
-Marked up drawings with changes, dates, inititals
-Clearly defined legends, specific BMPs, their location, and date of installation
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