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 245.108 - Suspension of certification

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
						  The Department may suspend the certification of a certified installer or
						  certified inspector for good cause which includes:
(1) A violation of the act or this
						  chapter.
(2) Incompetency on the
						  part of the certified installer or certified inspector as evidenced by errors
						  in conducting duties and activities for which the certification in question was
						  issued.
(3) Failure to successfully
						  complete a training program required by the Department.
(4) A certified inspector's failure to:
(i) Inform the owner or operator and the
						  Department of conditions or procedures that are not in accordance with the
						  manufacturer's technical and procedural specifications for installation,
						  construction, modification or operation of the storage tank system or storage
						  tank facility and not in compliance with the act or this chapter.
(ii) Conduct, review or observe a test or
						  inspection activity required by the act or this chapter.
(iii) Submit a report of an inspection
						  activity to the Department within 60 days of conducting an inspection activity,
						  except for reports of modification inspection activities, which must be
						  reported to the Department within 30 days of conducting a modification
						  inspection activity. For inspection activities involving multiple certified
						  individuals and certification categories, reports of modification inspection
						  activities must be submitted within 30 days of the completion of all project
						  tank handling and inspection activities.
(5) A certified installer's failure to:
(i) Be present during tank handling
						  activities at the storage tank system or storage tank facility as required by
						  the act or this chapter.
(ii)
						  Conduct tank handling activities in accordance with the requirements in the act
						  or this chapter.
(iii) Submit tank
						  handling reports and activities to the Department within 30 days of conducting
						  the tank handling activities. For tank handling activities involving multiple
						  certified individuals and certification categories, the tank handling report
						  shall be submitted within 30 days of the completion of all project tank
						  handling and inspection activities.
(6) Working as a certified installer or
						  certified inspector in a certification category for which the person has failed
						  to obtain or maintain certification.
(7) Failure to meet one or more of the
						  standards of performance in §
														245.132 (relating to standards of
						  performance).
(8) Submission of
						  false information to the Department.
(9) A violation of The Clean Streams Law, the
						  Air Pollution Control Act or the Solid Waste Management Act or regulations
						  promulgated under those statutes by the certified individual which causes
						  pollution, causes a threat of pollution or causes harm to the public health,
						  safety or welfare.
(10) Failure to
						  perform underground tightness testing activities and documentation in
						  accordance with §
														245.31 (relating to underground
						  storage tank system testing requirements).