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 › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.113 - Certified inspector experience and qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant shall meet the following
						  minimum experience, education, training or certification requirements, and have
						  completed the required number of activities in the appropriate category for an
						  initial inspector category certification:
Category
Experience, Education, Training or
										Certification
Total Number of Activities
										Completed
IUM
4 years, or college degree and 2
										years and Department-approved tank tightness testing familiarization course or
										UTT certification and UMX certification and Corrosion protection training
None
IAM
4 years, or college degree and 2
										years API 653 certification or STI inspector certification or
										Department-approved aboveground storage tank inspector certification
None
IAF
4 years, or college degree and 2
										years API 653 certification or Department-approved aboveground storage tank
										inspector certification
12 integrity or construction inspections
(b) The total number of activities completed
						  required by subsection (a) shall have been completed within the 3-year period
						  immediately prior to submitting the application for certification. The
						  activities shall have been completed in compliance with Federal and State
						  requirements and the applicant shall have had substantial personal involvement
						  at the storage tank site in the activities.
(c) A college degree being substituted for
						  experience shall be, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in civil engineering,
						  mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, petroleum engineering,
						  chemical engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering,
						  corrosion engineering, hydrology, geology or an equivalent degree as determined
						  by the Department.
(d) The total
						  number of activities completed required by subsection (a) may be met through
						  the conducting of inspection activities. Noncertified individuals may work at
						  the site but the certified inspector is directly responsible to assure that the
						  activities are conducted properly. This work qualifies toward the total number
						  of activities completed requirements.
(e) The total experience requirement is
						  experience gained working at a storage tank site while working towards the
						  total number of activities completed requirement.
(f) Corrosion protection training required
						  for IUM certification shall be documented by completion of a Nationally
						  recognized training course in the area of cathodic protection or corrosion
						  protection, or other training as approved by the Department.
(g) When conducting an aboveground storage
						  tank structural integrity inspection on an aboveground field constructed
						  metallic storage tank, the Department-certified inspector shall also possess
						  API Standard 653 (Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction
						  Certification).
(h) The applicant
						  shall certify completion of safety training which is appropriate for the
						  certification category. Training must be in accordance with regulatory
						  requirements and industry standards and procedures such as Occupational Safety
						  and Health Administration requirements in 29 CFR Part 1910 (relating to
						  occupational safety and health standards).
(i) A certified inspector of underground
						  storage tanks (IUM) shall complete Department-provided inspector training prior
						  to conducting inspections on underground storage tank systems as required in
						  §
													245.411 (relating to inspection
						  frequency).
(j) A certified
						  inspector of aboveground storage tanks (IAF and IAM) shall complete
						  Department-provided inspector training prior to conducting installation,
						  modification, in-service and out-of-service inspections on aboveground storage
						  tank systems as required under §§ 245.551-245.554 and 245.616.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															245.102 (relating to requirement
								for certification); 25 Pa. Code §
															245.104 (relating to application
								for installer or inspector certification); and 25 Pa. Code §
															245.114 (relating to renewal and
								amendment of certification).