General Information :
Inspector Info and Recertification

Inspector Certificate Types (Classes)

Georgia's Clean Air Force (GCAF) offers one inspector certification training course, which certifies inspectors to test all vehicles subject to an emission inspection. The inspector certification training course includes two-speed-idle (TSI), acceleration simulation mode (ASM2), and on-board diagnostics (OBD) inspections.

Inspector Recertification

A GCAF inspector certificate is valid for two years unless suspended or revoked. The inspector must complete a recertification training class to renew his or her certification before it expires.

Inspectors will be notified by mail to their home address as their license expiration date approaches, at least 60 days before expiration. Inspectors should attend recertification training approximately two months prior to their license expiring. The recertification training is one day and is held at the GCAF training centers located in Kennesaw and Camp Creek.

Training Class Schedule

Class start time for new inspector classes and recertification classes is 9 a.m. Students should arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. to be checked in. No one will be allowed into class after 9 a.m. Classes will end at 5 p.m.

Inclement Weather

In case of inclement weather, watch WSB-TV. If the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is closed, then there will be no inspector training classes. Contact GCAF at 770.514.6404 to reschedule.

No-Show Policy for New Inspector Training

• Station owners/managers must sign inspector applications.
• Only station owners/managers can register an employee for new inspector training; the inspector cannot register himself or herself.
• Station owners/managers are responsible for reminding their employees to attend training on the scheduled day.
• Station owners/managers are responsible for assisting the employee with gaining base knowledge of the vehicle emissions testing process; the inspector training manual is posted on the GCAF Web site at http://www.cleanairforce.com/stations/generalinfo.php for anyone who wants to prepare in advance.
• Cancellations must be phoned into GCAF at 770.514.6404 at least 48 hours in advance.
• If a student does not show for class, a doctor's note or police report must be submitted to GCAF in order to re-register promptly.
• If the student does not have a doctor's note or police report, then he or she must wait 60 days for his or her manager to call GCAF to re-register.

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