New Jersey Radon Certification Requirements

Radon Regulations

The regulations for Radon Testing and Mitigation at N.J.A.C. 7:28-27 are operative on and after December 3, 2022.

• NEW Regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:28-27
• FULL Adoption Document

Certification Procedures

Individuals and businesses must become certified under the new radon certification regulations to test for and mitigate radon in New Jersey.

An individual or business that HAS NEVER BEEN CERTIFIED BEFORE must complete the following application:

• Initial Radon Measurement Technician Application
  • MET Certification Procedures
• Initial Radon Measurement Specialist Application
  • MES Certification Procedures
  • MES Experience and Education Guide
• Initial Radon Measurement Business Application
  • MEB Certification Procedures
• Initial Radon Mitigation Specialist Application
  • MIS Certification Procedures
  • MIS Experience and Education Guide
• Initial Radon Mitigation Business Application
  • MIB Certification Procedures

An individual or business that HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BEFORE must complete the following application:

• Initial Radon Measurement Technician Application - Formerly Certified
• Initial Radon Measurement Specialist Application - Formerly Certified
• Initial Radon Measurement Business Application - Formerly Certified
• Initial Radon Mitigation Specialist Application - Formerly Certified
• Initial Radon Mitigation Business Application - Formerly Certified

Technician and Specialist Certification Documents and Information

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• Frequently Asked Questions
• Measurement Courses – Multifamily, Schools, Large Buildings
• Mitigation Courses – Multifamily, Schools, Large Buildings
• MET & MES Portable Device Form
• MES Experience and Education Guide

Business Certification Documents and Information

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• Quality Assurance Plans: complete one or more of the applicable plans below by completely filling in minimal business-specific information OR prepare and submit your own plan in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:28-27.14
  
  • Quality Assurance Plan for Charcoal Canisters, Liquid Scintillation, Alpha Track
  • Quality Assurance Plan for Continuous Radon Monitors
  • Quality Assurance Plan for Electret Devices


• Radiological Safety Plan: complete the applicable plan below by completely filling in minimal business-specific information OR prepare and submit your own plan in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:28-27.15
  
  • Measurement Radiological Safety Plan
  • Mitigation Radiological Safety Plan


• Sample Affiliation Form
• Sample Waiver Form
• Business Portable Device Form
• Non-portable Device Form

Certification Amendment Forms

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• To amend a certification, a business must submit the appropriate form below. Changes to certification will not be accepted without a completed and signed form.
  
  • Business Certification Amendment Request Form
  • Business Continuous Radon Monitor Amendment Request Form
  • Business Electret Reader Amendment Form
  
  
• To amend a certification, a radon professional must submit the appropriate form below. Changes to certification will be accepted without a completed a signed amendment form.
  • Radon Professional Certification Amendment Request Form
  • MET & MES Continuous Radon Monitor Amendment Request Form
  • MET & MES Electret Reader Amendment Form

AARST/NRPP Protocols

• "Protocol for Conducting Measurements of Radon and Radon Decay Products in Homes," ANSI/AARST MAH-2019
• “Protocol for Conducting Measurements of Radon and Radon Decay Products in Multifamily Buildings,” ANSI/AARST MAMF-2017 with 1/21 revisions
• “Protocol for Conducting Measurements of Radon and Radon Decay Products in Schools and Large Buildings,” ANSI/AARST MALB-2014 with 1/21 revisions
• “Soil Gas Mitigation Standards for Existing Homes,” ANSI/AARST SGM-SF-2017 with 12/20 revisions
• “Radon Mitigation Standards for Multifamily Buildings,” ANSI/AARST RMS-MF-2018 with 12/20 revisions
• “Radon Mitigation Standards for Schools and Large Buildings,” ANSI/AARST RMS-LB-2018 with 12/20 revisions