News And Events

Oregon is one of two states that still require full serve fuel dispensing at convenience stores but those days may be limited. Recent Oregon legislation may drop the requirement for rural parts of the state, which includes over half the state’s counties and most of Eastern Oregon.

So how will this affect Class C UST training and spill response in Oregon? Do more live class C operators per site equal fewer spills? Are Oregon gas stations safer because there’s always someone standing by the dispenser 24/7? Would there be slower spill response if this rule is enacted?  Many questions but few answers at this point.

Read the full article courtesy of NACS.

And if you’re in Oregon and still need Class C training click here.

Perhaps once in a career’s lifetime you get to do something extra special that borders on the extraordinary. Such was the time when I recently found myself visiting the world’s largest known UST system: The Red Hill Tanks at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii. These tanks, built inside a volcano from 1940-43, include 20 vertical tanks each containing 12.7 million gallons of product, miles of tunneled pipeline, a massive room full of pumps, and the biggest array of tank monitoring equipment I hope to ever see.

See the video that shows how these amazing field-constructed tanks were built:

BIG NEWS

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its review of the final Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule revising underground storage tank (UST) requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act on April 29, 2015. As proposed, the rule would require secondary containment systems on most USTs, expand tank owner and operator training requirements, and require owners and operators to periodically inspect and test tank components.

The State of Nebraska recently passed its new UST regulations Title 159 which includes UST operator training requirements. We’ve been tracking this development and have already submitted our training program for state approval. So hopefully we’ll be up and running and offering our highly praised Class A/B UST operator training within the next 30 days or so. Stay tuned for details. Need information about Nebraska UST rules? Drop us a line today and we’ll be happy to chat.

The National Tanks Conference is set for September 14-16 in Phoenix Arizona so mark your calendars. It’s going to be the biggest and best UST event of 2015 and you’ll not want to miss it. There will be dozens of speakers, tons of vendors, workshops, events, socials, and more. It’s an ideal spot to meet all the senior UST folks in the industry.

For our many returning customer’s it’s now super easy to buy more licenses. We’ve added a “Buy More” button to each group account’s admin page which loads the course you need automatically into the shopping cart. This removes a number of “clicks” in the checkout process.

We like feedback from our customers so we can improve the user experience. If you have any ideas to make the whole thing go smoother drop us a line. We’d like to hear from you.

UST Training recently updated our West Virginia Class A/B UST operator training course and we encourage you to check out the improvements. It’s the same great content but we’ve improved the Study Guide, added many new and updated images and made it easy to watch and learn.

Have any new Class A/B UST operators that need the training? Check it out!

One thing that sets us apart from all other UST training vendors is that we also train local, state, Federal and tribal UST inspectors. Over the years we’ve been proud to have provided advanced UST inspector training to the states of New Jersey, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, plus the City of Chicago, and dozens of Indian Tribes and EPA inspectors throughout the US. Because we’ve been in the business for so long and because we know so many experts in the industry, we can provide your organization some the the best and brightest instructors around. We offer anywhere from 1 to 5 day courses and can cover any UST topic. Want to learn more? Contact us today.

And it’s not too late to register for the 3 day UST Boot Camp near Milwaukee, Wisconsin May 12-15, 2015. Sign up today.

Class C UST Operator Refresher required? Not all states have mandatory, periodic refresher training requirements but some states do. This list does not include every state; just the ones we offer training in.

With spring on the way, now is a good time to see who needs a refresher in your company or organization.

Confused about refresher training? Drop us an email and we’ll help you figure it out.