Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE › Section 245.132 - Standards of performance

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
						  Certified companies, certified installers and certified inspectors shall:
(1) Maintain current technical and
						  administrative specifications and manuals, Nationally recognized codes and
						  standards, and State and Federal regulations which pertain to the categories
						  for which certification was issued. Nationally recognized organizations are
						  identified in §§
														245.405,
						  245.504 and
						  245.604 (relating to codes and
						  standards; referenced organizations; and referenced organizations).
(2) Complete and submit to the Department a
						  Department-approved form certifying that the tank handling activity or
						  inspection activity conducted by the certified installer or certified inspector
						  meets the requirements in the act and this chapter and accurately describing
						  the conditions of the storage tank system and facility in accordance with the
						  following requirements:
(i) Submit a report
						  of an inspection activity to the Department within 60 days of conducting an
						  inspection activity, except for a report of modification inspection activities,
						  which must be reported to the Department within 30 days of conducting a
						  modification inspection activity.
(ii) Submit a report of a tank handling
						  activity to the Department within 30 days of conducting the tank handling
						  activity.
(iii) For tank handling
						  activities or inspection activities involving multiple certified individuals
						  and certification categories, submit a report of tank handling activities or
						  inspection activities within 30 days of the completion of all project tank
						  handling or inspection activities.
(3) Maintain complete records of tank
						  handling and inspection activities, nondestructive examination and testing
						  results and tightness testing records for a minimum of 10 years.
(4) Report the following to the Department
						  while performing services as a certified installer or certified inspector:
(i) A release of a regulated
						  substance.
(ii) Suspected or
						  confirmed contamination of soil, surface or groundwater from regulated
						  substances.
(iii) A regulated
						  substance observed in a containment structure or facility.
(5) Report to the Department a failed test of
						  spill prevention equipment, containment sumps and overfill prevention equipment
						  conducted as required in this chapter.
(6) As required under paragraphs (4) and (5),
						  notify the Department in writing within 48 hours of performing the failed test
						  or observing a release of a regulated substance, suspected or confirmed
						  contamination, or a regulated substance in a containment structure or facility
						  on a form provided by the Department. If the notification is being submitted
						  because of a failed valid tightness test, spill prevention equipment test,
						  containment sump test or overfill prevention evaluation, a copy of the test
						  results must also be provided to the Department with the notification
						  report.
(7) Perform certified
						  installer or certified inspector activities so that there is no release of
						  regulated substances or contamination of soil, surface or groundwater caused by
						  regulated substances from a storage tank system or storage tank
						  facility.
(8) Adhere to equipment
						  manufacturer's instructions, accepted industry standards and applicable
						  industry codes of practice when performing tank handling, tightness testing or
						  inspection activities or other nontank handling activities on the
						  project.
(9) Provide requested
						  records and documentation to the Department under section 107(c) of the act
						  (35
						  P.S. §
															6021.107(c)).