News And Events

We’re excited to share some big news: UST Training has officially joined 360training.com, Inc.

What this means for you:

• You’ll continue to have access to the same UST operator courses you rely on.
• In addition to UST-specific training, you’ll also benefit from 360training’s broader portfolio of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and compliance courses, giving you more tools for professional growth and regulatory compliance
• Our goal remains the same: to support your compliance needs and keep safety & environmental standards high.

We want to thank you for being part of our community and for trusting UST Training with your compliance learning. We’re confident that this new partnership with 360training will help us serve you even better.

Stay safe, be Tank Savvy and happy training!

Best regards, The UST Training | 360training Team

GOOD NEWS: the no-cost training service sponsored by AZ DEQ has been unexpectedly extended until 10/31/2025.

Training is free for any UST operator who:

• Has a UST system that is regulated by the State of Arizona,
• Pays the “penny per gallon throughput fee” (includes most retail sites and many military bases), and
• Is any employee of the company that owns or operates the UST system.

Start Training Now:

Class A/B – https://usttraining.com/course/arizona-class-ab-ust-operator-training/

Class C – https://usttraining.com/course/arizona-class-c-ust-operator-training/

If you are currently registered for free training, you may now pick up your course where you left off and complete your training.

If you plan to register your staff for free training, please do so with enough time for them to complete their training by October 31, 2025.

Note that for-purchase Class A/B and Class C operator training will remain available if needed: 

https://usttraining.com/course/arizona-class-a-b-self-paced-for-purchase/

https://usttraining.com/course/arizona-class-c-for-purchase/

Questions:
866-301-8265 or [email protected]

Attention Class A/B UST operators. Learn about a great way to perform those 30-day walkthrough inspections on your mobile device..

UST Training is excited to announce that Ben Thomas will be providing live Class A/B UST operator training for Indian Country operators September 16, 2025 in Tacoma. WA. The training is done in conjunction with the Tribal Convenience Store Association (TCSA) and happens the first day of their Annual Meeting and Trade Show Sept. 16 and 17.

Who should attend: all Indian Country underground storage tank systems subject to US EPA rules must have a trained Class A/B UST operator.  Great for first time operators, as well as a refresher for seasoned operators

Date: 9/16/25, 9 AM to 2 PM
Location: Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma WA
Cost: $295 includes lunch

Register Here. Make sure to select “Class A/B UST Operator Training Only” under the Registration Type

Any questions?

UST Training will be hitting the road soon. If you’re attending any one of these events please look us up.

Want to schedule a meeting in advance so we make sure we connect? Email us at [email protected].

TCSA – Tribal Convenient Store Association
Sep. 16-17, 2025
Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, WA
Sign up for Indian Country Class A/B operator training September 16 and stop by our trade show booth September 17.

NTC – National Tanks Conference and Expo
Sep.22-25, 2025
Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, WA
We’ll be busy at this conference!
* Field Trip to Local Spokane Tribe Gas Station (9/22)
* UST Compliance Software Solutions Speed Dating (9/22)
* ATGs and Cyber Security (9/23)
* Digitization of UST Compliance Workshop (9/25)
* Also a few poster sessions on UST Site Safety
* And of course stop by our booth 204 and say Hi!

The Connecticut DEEP recently amended their underground storage tank rules, which take affect August 5, 2025. Overall, the rules did not go much broader, but they definitely went deeper.

For instance, according to their web page, regarding release detection:

“Any state or federally regulated USTs installed on or after May 7, 2025, must be double-walled and use continuous interstitial monitoring of the inner and outer walls with a technology such as inert gas, liquid or a vacuum (e.g. brine system).

Double-walled USTs installed before October 1, 2003, have two years (May 7, 2027) to upgrade release detection to continuously monitor the interstitial space between the walls (dry space) or use continuous interstitial monitoring of the inner and outer walls with a technology such as inert gas, liquid or a vacuum (e.g. brine system).”

Here is a table with 2025 periodic tank and piping test requirements. The table is quite dense and the print is tiny, so it’s best viewed on a very large screen.

There are many other changes that are too involved to list here. We have updated our training material for the Connecticut DEEP to approve and should have the updated CT Class A/B course ready for purchase shortly.  Any questions please reach out to us at [email protected]

“I Don’t Train, I Enforce!”

Over 21 years ago, Ben Thomas, President of UST Training,  wrote this article in an attempt to spark conversation about different ways to encourage compliance and discourage noncompliance for UST systems. Curiously, Ben based this article on an internationally famous dog training book by Karen Pryor called “Don’t Shoot the Dog, the New Art of Teaching and Training“. The author makes it clear these technics work on people too.

Having been a UST former regulator, Ben believed — and still believes — that changing the behavior of Class A/B or C UST operators is equal too, or perhaps more important, than training them. The article follows the four positive and four negative behavior reinforcement tools outlined by Pryor to help change behavior to improve success results. The slightly edgy title implies there are other ways to make a dog quit barking than shooting it.

Before Ben published the article, he sent a draft to the author. Here’s what she said.

FREE WEBINAR:
Performing your UST inspections from your phone with JetTrac Gas Station

August 6, 2025 10:00 – 11:00 AM on Zoom

UST Training has partnered with ProTechnology to simplify your daily, weekly, or monthly UST inspections, making compliance a breeze.

John D’Aintree, VP of Sales and Marketing at ProTechnology, will show you how this new digitized solution easily allows you to complete your walkthrough UST inspection on any smartphone and automatically store the required compliance documents in the Cloud for easy retrieval whenever needed. No more lost paperwork, NOV’s, or fines.
Register here

We recently came across this great little video that shows the history of gas station engineering. Perfect for all you gas station nerds out there.