Quality Assurance Program - Oregon Department Of Transportation Page 18
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28Recertification
To remain current, a Certified Technician must obtain recertification before the expiration date
of the certification. Recertification may only be obtained by passing the written and/or practical
test required for that particular certification. A Certified Technician must apply for the individual
certification for which they want to remain certified. The Certified Technician is responsible for
scheduling his/her own written and/or practical comprehensive examination.
It should be noted that should a technician fail to successfully complete a Certification renewal
in a specialty area, the technician will be considered disqualified in that area, only, until the
requirements for Certification renewal have been successfully met, subject to the limitations set
forth in this document.
Revocation or Suspension of Certification
The Certification Advisory Committee Chair for just cause may revoke technician Certifications
at any time. Proposed revocations are sent to the individual in writing along with the
individual’s right to appeal the proposed revocation. A proposed revocation is effective upon
receipt by the technician and will be affirmed, modified, or vacated following any appeal.
The reasons that certified technicians will be subject to revocation or suspension of their
certifications are negligence or abuse of their responsibilities. The Certification Advisory
Committee (CAC) may disqualify certified technicians for other reasons of just cause, which
may or may not be specifically defined herein following the due process procedures outlined
herein.
Negligence is unintentional deviations from approved procedures that may or may not cause
erroneous results. The following penalties are guidelines for findings of negligence: The first
finding of negligence will result in a letter of reprimand being sent to both the employee and the
employer. Depending on the nature of the incident, the CAC could impose up to a 30 day
suspension The second significant incident during the certification period will result in the
Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE) discussing the issue with the individual and their employer
to establish a corrective action plan. Depending on the nature of the incident, the CAC could
impose up to a 180 day suspension. The QAE will also notify the entire ODOT Quality
Assurance staff of the issue. A third instance of neglect may result in permanent revocation of
the Certification.
Abuse is knowingly deviating from approved procedures or when the technician should have
known they were deviating from approved procedures. There are two levels of severity for
abuse. For level 1 abuse: The first finding may result in up to a 180-day suspension all of the
Certification’s of the individual. A second instance (within the certification period) would result
in a minimum of 180-day suspension of all certifications.
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