Operational Policy 4 - Audits and Investigations Maintenance of Certification
| Entry Date | July 2, 2025 |
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| Issue Number | 25-060-AIC |
| Name | Chip Hilling |
| Agency | Public Utilities Commission of Ohio |
| Address | 180 E Broad StColumbus, OH, 43215United StatesMap It (opens in a new tab) |
| Phone | 440-228-4097 |
| [email protected] | |
| Committee | Audits and Investigations Committee |
| Status | Closed |
| Summary of Issue | CVSA Operational Policy 4 requires 9 safety audits of maintenance of certification. However, it is not clear whether they should be offsite or onsite. |
| Justification or Need | Clarification of the audit type required. |
| Request for Action | In the “New Entrant Safety Audits” maintenance of certification section of CVSA Operational Policy 4, add the language between the asterisks at the end of the first paragraph as indicated below. To maintain certification to conduct new entrant safety audits, an auditor shall, in addition to the “General Maintenance of Certification” section of Operational Policy 4 for North American Level I or Level V Inspections and Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Inspections, perform a minimum of nine new entrant safety audits annually, using the applicable investigation sampling procedures to demonstrate proficiency in the regulations and policies, for which the auditor alone takes credit. **Any combination of audit type (offsite or onsite) can meet the maintenance requirements.** |