Pennsylvania UST Class A/B Certification Program (9 Modules)

This training course covers the following information:

Module 1: UST Operator Training Requirements

• State UST program requirements
• UST Class A, B, and C operator responsibilities and training requirements
• Facility and training record requirements

Module 2: Underground Storage Tanks

• What an underground storage tank (UST) is
• What tanks qualify as USTs
• Common tank construction materials
• Product compatibility
• Acceptable methods for meeting compatibility requirements
• Tank venting
• Secondary containment
• Piping systems (European, American, and Pressurized)
• Sumps

Module 3: Spill and Overfill Prevention

• Why spill prevention is important
• Correct UST filling practices
• Spill prevention equipment
• Spill buckets
• Spill prevention requirements
• Overfill protection devices
• Automatic shutoff devices
• Overfill alarms
• Ball float valves
• Overfill prevention requirements

Module 4: Release Detection

• Why release detection is important
• Secondary containment with interstitial monitoring
• Interstitial monitoring devices
• Manual tank gauging
• Manual tank gauging weekly and monthly tests
• Tank tightness testing
• Automatic tank gauging (ATG) systems
• ATG regulatory requirements
• ATG leak tests that must be performed monthly
• Vapor monitoring systems
• Groundwater monitoring
• Groundwater monitoring requirements
• Statistical Inventory Reconciliation (SIR)
• SIR reporting
• Under-dispenser containment (UDC)
• Release detection requirements

Module 5: Corrosion Control

• Corrosion protection requirements
• Cathodic protection
• Cathodic protection testing and recordkeeping
• Interior lining
• Upgrading of existing USTs

Module 6: UST Financial Requirements

• Who is responsible for demonstrating financial responsibility
• What tanks are not covered by the financial responsibility requirements
• How to demonstrate financial responsibility
• UST financial responsibility categories
• Financial responsibility for different sets of tanks
• Required dollar amount of financial responsibility
• The required scope of coverage
• General recordkeeping/reporting requirements
• When is coverage no longer necessary

Module 7: Temporary and Permanent Tank Closure

• Delivery prohibition programs
• Closing a tank temporarily
• Closing a tank permanently
• Closure records

Module 8: Emergency Response

• Emergency spill response plan
• What constitutes a suspected release
• Requirements for reporting releases
• Interim spill/leak response actions
• Spill/leak long-term actions
• Spill containment materials
• Basic steps to follow when responding to a petroleum spill
• Washing down spills
• Spills reaching water
• Large spills
• Additional information resources

Module 9: Inspections, Recordkeeping, and Reporting

• Tank handling and inspection requirements
• Records that must be available for review
• Permanent records
• Temporary recordkeeping