Summary: | This course was formerly entitled "Storage Tank Management Training - Pub 694”. This session is focused on storage tank Class B Operator responsibilities only.
This course provides the PennDOT Storage Tank Coordinators (Class B Operators) with the PADEP mandated technical storage tank training required to comply with Pennsylvania and Federal storage tank regulations. This training also provides the District Tank Coordinators with the knowledge and materials to instruct facility personnel responsible for day-to-day operations of storage tanks (Class C Operators). The course uses the Department's Storage Tank Manual (Publication 694) as a reference, and covers:
1) Management of underground storage tanks (USTs) regulated under the PA Storage Tank & Spill Prevention Act (Tank Act);
2) Permits, inspections, maintenance, and records retention;
3) Corrective actions and emergency response planning (Combined Facility Response Plans);
4) Management of other USTs not regulated under the Tank Act
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Learning Outcomes: | a) Understand roles and responsibilities of PennDOT’s Class B storage tank operators;
b) Understand regulatory environment governing the installation, operation, maintenance and closure of regulated USTs;
c) Appropriately assess, plan, and implement the necessary release and release prevention actions associated with storage tanks;
d) Comply with the permitting, reporting, and record keeping requirements established in Federal and State Regulations and PennDOT policies;
e) Understand requirements for Class C Operator Training.
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Outline: | UST Operator Training-AGENDA docx.docx
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Target Audience: | Personnel that should attend this training include Central Office personnel that require a broad knowledge of tank regulations and how they pertain to PennDOT's operations (Class A Operators) and District Storage Tank Coordinators (Class B Operators). Following completion of this course, the Class A/B Operators will possess the knowledge and materials to train facility personnel involved with day-to-day use, operations and maintenance of tanks (Class C Operators). PADEP has mandated that the Class C operators are trained by August 2012.
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Final Exam: | Yes |
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