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UST Program - Certification and Training Information

Operator

Facility Employee

Installer

Inspector

Service Technician

Designated UST Operator [CCR, title 23, section 2715(b) – (f)]

" Designated UST Operator" is an individual designated by the UST owner to be responsible for training facility employees and conducting a monthly visual inspection at the UST facility. The Designated UST Operator must comply with other applicable state, federal or local requirements, and must comply with the following requirements of the UST law:

Posses a current "California UST System Operator" certificate issued by the International Code Council (ICC). Initial certification was required by January 1, 2005. Certification must be renewed every 24 months.
Provide on-the-job training for facility employee(s). Initial training was required by July 1, 2005. Facility employees hired on or after July 1, 2005 must complete initial training within 30 days of their date of hire.
Perform monthly visual inspections, record results on an inspection report, and submit the written report to the owner/operator.

Who can serve as a Designated UST Operator?

Any of the following individuals may serve as the Designated UST Operator:

Facility Owner
Operator
Employee
Service Technician, or
a Third Party

How many UST facilities can an individual be the Designated UST Operator for?

The number of facilities an individual can be the Designated UST Operator for is limited by the individual’s ability to conduct monthly on-site inspections and to provide employee training at least within 30 days of a new employee starting work at the facility. The Designated UST Operator may perform the monthly inspection and training for new employees on the same day.

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Facility Employee [CCR, title 23, section 2715(f)]

“Facility Employee” is an individual who is employed on-site at an UST facility, and who may be called upon to respond to spills, overfills, or other problems associated with the operation of the UST system. A "Facility employee" must:

Starting on July 1, 2005, a Facility Employee must have completed on-the-job training provided by the Designated UST Operator, and every twelve months thereafter. The training for facility employee must include, but is not limited to:
- The operation of the UST system in a manner consistent with the facility’s best management practices.
- The facility employee’s role with regard to the monitoring equipment as specified in the facility’s monitoring plan.
- The facility employee’s role with regards to spills and overfills as specified in the facility’s response plan.
- The name of the contact person(s) for emergencies and monitoring equipment alarms

UST Installer [CCR, title 23, section 2715(g)]

"Installer" is a person installing UST systems or components. The UST "installer" must:

New Requirement:

By January 1, 2005, a UST Installer must have possessed or worked under the direct and personal supervision of an individual physically present at the work site who possesses a current "UST Installation/Retrofitting" certification issued by the ICC. Certification must be renewed every 24 months.

Existing Requirement:

Possess the appropriate current CSLB license.
Obtain or work under the direct and personal supervision of an individual physically present at the work site that has obtained a certificate(s) of training from the manufacturer(s) of the UST system component(s) being installed. Re-certification is required at the time interval recommended by the manufacturer, or every 36 months, whichever is shorter.

Note: Installers must meet the service technician requirements to perform secondary containment testing or annual monitoring system certification.

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UST Inspector [CCR, title 23, section 2715(j)]

"Inspector" is a local agency inspector or special inspector who conducts UST inspections. The UST "inspector" must:

Possess a current ICC “California UST Inspector” certification as of September 1, 2005. Certification must be renewed every 24 months, by either passing the “ICC California UST Inspector” exam or satisfying equivalent criteria as approved by the SWRCB UST Program Manager.
UST inspectors hired on or after September 1, 2005 must possess a current ICC “California UST Inspector” certification within 180 days from their date of hire.

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UST Service Technician [CCR, title 23, section 2715(i)]

" Service Technician" is any individual who installs or tests monitoring equipment, or provides maintenance, service, system programming or diagnostics, calibration, or trouble-shooting for UST system components. The UST "service technician" must:

New Requirement:

Possess or work under the direct and personal supervision of an individual physically present at the work site who possesses a current “ California UST Service Technician” certification issued by the ICC as of July 1, 2005. Certification must be renewed every 24 months.
Obtain manufacture training and certification. For secondary containment testing, this training should be provided by the developer of the testing equipment or test method being used, or through the manufacturer of the secondary containment component being tested. For annual monitoring system certification, this training should be provided by the monitoring equipment manufacturer. Re-certification is required at the time interval recommended by the manufacturer, or every 36 months, whichever is shorter. In the event that no training or certification is provided by the manufacturer, the local agency may approve comparable alternate training or certification.

Existing Requirement:

Possess a current Tank Testers License or appropriate Contractors State License Board (CSLB) license.
Obtain training and certification from the monitoring equipment manufacturer and be re-certified at the time interval recommended by the manufacturer, or every 36 months, whichever is shorter. In the event that no training or certification is provided by the manufacturer, the local agency may approve comparable alternate training or certification.

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