Training Resources

The following is a compiled list of available UST Inspector Training courses. Courses are available both online and in-person. If you know of a training course that is available (either one-time or long-term) and is not listed here, we will be happy to include it! Please send information to speters at neiwpcc.org.

Name: EPA Underground Storage Tank Web-Based Training
Organization: NEIWPCC/OUST
Note: This course is a self-contained animation file. Upon exiting the course no information will be stored, including login information.
Link: http://www.neiwpcc.org/OUST1.swf
Course Description: This Web-based course is designed to meet the training requirements for inspectors under EPA Order 3500.1. Training orients new employees, provides refresher training, and supplemental annual training for the Underground Storage Tanks (UST) program. Topics include preparation for field inspections, on-site equipment inspections, compliance records review, purpose and goals of the UST program, history of the UST program, financial responsibility requirements, and the federal UST regulations.
UST Topics Covered:

External UST System Components
Dispensers
Spill and Overfill Prevention, Product Identification
Turbine/Piping Sumps
Piping
Underground Tanks
Cathodic Protection
Release Detection Methods & Methodologies
Other Access Ports of the UST System
Onsite Record Review
     - Release Detection
     - Corrosion Protection
     - Repairs and Releases
     - Financial Responsibility

Available: online, inspectors can take the training at their own pace by saving progress and completing training in several sittings returning
Cost: $0
Note: Also available through US EPA National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI) Online, course ID #: UST901

Name: CST109: Basic Inspector Course: Classroom
Organization: US EPA National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI) Online
http://www.netionline.com/course/CourseDetails.asp?CourseNumber=CST109&NewScreen=N
Course Description: This introductory course is designed for new federal, state, local, and tribal environmental inspectors, and meets the training requirement under EPA Order 3500.1. The course provides an overview of all aspects of inspection preparation, conduct, and follow-up. The course also introduces various federal environmental laws and regulations.
Available: in-person, classroom
Cost to attend: $0 (regions looking to host training need only cover travel/per diem cost for 2 trainers)

Name: Learn How to Monitor a UST Cathodic Protection (CP) System
Organization: Steel Tank Institute
Link: http://www.steeltank.com/Files/EventRegistrationDocs/3/CP_Broch_2_DAY_web_10-2.pdf
Course Description:
     How Cathodic Protection Works
             - Showing how a technology can use the natural process of corrosion to protect structures such as underground storage tanks and piping.
     Monitoring Cathodic Protection
             - Hands-on use of equipment to teach measurement methods such as structure-to-soil potential and continuity testing.
     Troubleshooting Techniques
             - Demonstrating how measurement techniques can impact text results. This class will also teach you how to conduct troubleshooting tests to help identify problems.
     Regulatory Requirements
             - Establishing what local, state and federal regulators expect in regards to CP testing and reporting.
     Hands on Demonstration
             - Priority will be given to hands on classroom demonstrations to clearly show how factors such as reference cell placement affect test results.
     Field Testing
             - Taking classroom lessons and applying them in the field - plan on getting dirty. Plan to spend the first afternoon at a galvanic site and the second afternoon at an impressed current site.
Available: In-person, classroom
Cost to attend: +/- $425 (regulator rate)

Name: Outline for Petro-Tite Line™ Tester Basic Course
Organization: Purpora Engineering
Link: http://purporaengineering.com/content/training
Course Description:
     Day 1
             - Introduction / Safety
             - Basic Physics
             - Pumping Systems for Petroleum Facilities
             - Liquid Hydrostatic Testing
             - Equipment Familiarization Review
             - Field Exercise with Live Submersible Pumping System
             - Classroom Review of Data Organization
             - Homework
     Day 2
             - Homework Review
             - Protocol for Special Bleed Back
             - Review of Leak Detector Systems
             - Brief Discussion Of The Use Of Helium in Troubleshooting
             - General Overview / Course Review
             - Written Exam
Available: In-person, online for exam
Cost to attend: Basic: $650, Refresher: $475, Online Exam: $300

Name: How to Install Underground Fuel Storage Tanks and Piping (8 Hours)
Organization: Petcon, Inc.
Link: http://petconinc.com/pc14.htm#1
Course Outline (shortened):
       1. Tank Handling (15 min.)
       2. Pre-Installation Testing (45 min.)
       3. Excavation (30 min.)
       4. Anchoring (15 min.)
       5. Backfilling (30 min.)
       6. Spill & Overfill Prevention (30 min.)
       7. Leak Detection Methods (3.0 Hours)
       8. Cathodic Protection (1.25 Hours)
       9. Piping (1.25 Hours)
       10. Electrical (15 min.)

Available: In-person, classroom
Other UST Inspector Courses Offered:
A Contractor's Guide to UST Closures
OSHA 8 Hour Refresher On-Site Supervisors Hazmat Course for UST Sites
Underground Tank Installers Certification Renewal Course
How to Perform a UST Compliance Inspection
How to Test Cathodic Protection on Underground Storage Tanks
Solutions to New Underground Storage Tank Problems
Underground Storage Tank Technician's Training Course

Name: Various UST inspector courses
Organization: Petroleum Training Solutions
Link: http://petroleumtrainingsolutions.com/courses.html
Course Descriptions:

UST Inspections 101 (16 hour/24 hour): This two to three-day seminar is designed to expose new inspectors to the fundamentals of UST systems and UST regulations. Field exercises are optional.
UST Inspections 201 (16 hour): This advanced course helps seasoned inspectors focus on more sophisticated UST inspection issues. Field exercises, such as detailed site inspections, line testing, and cathodic protection testing can be included.
Automatic Tank Gauge Systems for Inspectors (8 hour/16 hour): This class is designed for inspectors who want a deeper understanding of automatic tank gauge systems. This class can be designed for field exercise activities which would add an additional day to the course time. In conjunction with CQE Systems.
Cathodic Protection Testing (16 hour): This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of corrosion, cathodic protection requirements, and the principal theory and application of corrosion testing.
AST Systems (8 hours): This course helps inform students on regulatory compliance requirements applicable to Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) including applicability, spill prevention, control and countermeasure plans, facility response plans, storm water pollution prevention plans, and other federal requirements affect ASTs such as new source performance standards. In conjunction with Green Reviews.
UST Boot Camp. Our favorite - a 5-day intensive seminar for new and seasoned inspectors, operators, compliance managers or service providers.

Available: in-person, classroom (beginning to incorporate online)
Cost to “attend” online course: $395/person