{"id":41271,"date":"2014-07-11T04:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=41271"},"modified":"2014-07-11T04:00:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T18:00:05","slug":"underground-storage-tank-training-certification-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/underground-storage-tank-training-certification-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Underground storage tank training and certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Energy Policy Act enacted by Congress in 2005 mandates training for all underground storage tank system operators. There are two types of operators who must receive training: a primary operator (Class A\/B) and an emergency response operator (Class C). <\/p>\n<p>It is the responsibility of underground storage tank owners to designate a primary operator for each facility. The person designated as the primary operator should be an individual who is responsible for the day-to-day aspects of operating, maintaining, and recordkeeping, and has a general knowledge of underground storage tank compliance requirements. UST operators are required to obtain certification.  <\/p>\n<p>The certification training shall be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Registration is required by July 1, with the cost of $150 per person in advance and $200 at the door. To register, call 866-301-8265 (US Pacific Time); email info@USTtraining.com; or visit www.USTtraining.com.<\/p>\n<p>The one-day training agenda shall include, but is not limited to, the following:  Introduction UST Operator Certification overview, Basic UST Technology, Release Detection, Release Response, Spill Containment, Overfill Prevention, Corrosion Protection, and Required Paperwork relating to the Operation and Maintenance of USTs.<\/p>\n<p>There is also an online training course available for Class A, Class B and Class C, for the Emergency Response operators.  <\/p>\n<p>After completing the one-day training, each participant can obtain his\/her certification by passing a 20-question exam with a score of 80 percent or better. This certification shall be good for two years, unless the facility is not in compliance.  <\/p>\n<p>For more information about the in-person Training on July 29, call the DEQ at 664-8500 or send an email to jacoblizama@deq.gov.mp. (BECQ)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Energy Policy Act enacted by Congress in 2005 mandates training for all underground&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1038,999,1000,177],"class_list":["post-41271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","tag-release-detection","tag-release-response","tag-spill-containment","tag-ust"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}