Nebraska 5 Year Class A/B Refresher Due in 2020

IMPORTANT UPDATE: As of October 15, 2020, the revised Nebraska UST rules have not yet been adopted. We are working closely with the State Fire Marshal’s Office and have updated our slides to meet the new rules but we cannot publish the new slides until the rules are final. The moment we know the new rules are finalized, and we have approved from the Fire Marshal, we will make the new course available.

Hello Nebraska Class A/B UST Operators. We wanted to let you a few important things about your 5-year certification.

1. In 2020, you must renew if you got certified in 2015, which should be many/most of you.
2. You will automatically get a reminder notice from us.
3. Nebraska has developed new UST rules to match Federal EPA requirements, which include some new testing and inspecting requirements.
4. We’ve revised our course to include the new rules and sent to the Nebraska State Fire Marshal for review. But,
5. The new Nebraska UST rules have not yet been adopted or made official. So,
6. Once the new rules get adopted, we hope to get our revised Class A/B course approved ASAP before you need to renew so you get trained on the new rules.

Any questions about the Nebraska UST rules or about refresher training, contact us anytime at 866-301-8265 or [email protected].

We’ve updated our very popular Colorado Class A/B course which includes

• Better images
• Easier to read
• Newest UST regulations
• Latest inspection forms

Check it out!

What Colorado UST operators liked about the training:

• “Excellent course! I would highly recommend this to anyone working with any type of UST systems.”
• “I understand my equipment more than ever now. I am grateful we can access this course anytime in the future for reference or a refresher.”
• “The UST A/B course was extremely informative and very interesting. I enjoyed it!!!”

This and the Colorado and Wyoming Class C course Sponsored by the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association

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The Oregon Fuels Association (OFA) has a new look. Check it out!

UST Training and OFA have been working for many years together to help Oregon Class A/B and C UST operators stay in compliance with UST regulations.

Consider joining today

Class A/B UST Operators must by law be informed about a seemingly endless number of leak tests at a UST system. Some test are for tanks, some for piping. Some inside the tank and pipe, some outside. Some are pressure tests, some static. And each test has a different detection rate: 0.2, 0.1, 3 GPH…how to keep it all straight?

Ben Thomas of UST Training has lectured hundreds of classes over the years and seen the confused look on operator’s faces. And near as he can tell, there is no one source that compares all the different types of tests.  So he created this simple 4 minute video to explain. Want to be Tank Savvy? Click and learn!

Attention Class A/B UST Operators. For the first time ever, you can attend a world class petroleum equipment trade show and not even leave your home or office. How? By attending the PEI Virtual Convention and Expo November 10-12!

Cost of admission is only $125.00 for members as well as non-members.

Due to COVID 19, this year’s normally scheduled live show in Las Vegas will be 100% online. And the best part: no travel, no air fare, no long lines. Imagine walking down a huge virtual hall and stopping at whatever booth you want and speaking with UST experts in real time! Want to:

• Learn about the latest UST technology?
• Meet tank monitor and spill bucket experts?
• Attend workshops by industry experts?

Then mark your calendar and register today!

And make sure to stop by our UST Training booth and say hi to Ben and Tammy and Matt.

(Note: An important new and free tool from EPA for UST operators, service providers and regulators.)

Dear UST Industry Partners:

First, I hope you and your families are remaining healthy during the ongoing pandemic.  I send my best wishes for your continued safety and good health.  Because of Carolyn Hoskinson’s recent departure, I am serving as OUST’s Acting Office Director, and I look forward to continuing our collaborative work and keeping our environment safe from underground storage tank petroleum releases.

I am writing to tell you that you can now access UST Finder, EPA’s national underground storage tanks (USTs) and releases web map application, via EPA’s GeoPlatform https://gispub.epa.gov/ustfinder.  See the quick start guide and user manual in the application.  You can also access UST Finder via EPA’s UST website www.epa.gov/ust/ust-finder where, in addition to a link to the application, you can read a 2-page document with more information about UST Finder.

Our friends Ryan & Addie McHenry and three generations of the McHenry family at Pump, Pipe & Tank in Talent, Oregon have suffered catastrophic losses in the unprecedented Alameda Drive Wildfire that continues to ravage much of Southern Oregon. Their offices, shop, computers, tools & vehicles and home were all lost in the fire this past week.

Please consider joining Mascott Equipment Co. in a show of support for this small family business and fellow PEI member with a donation. There is strength in numbers, we appreciate your generosity.

Learn more

Ben Thomas of UST Training recently interviewed Carolyn Hoskinson, outgoing Director of EPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) and asked about her 14 years of service to the UST community. A great national perspective for UST operators and inspectors alike.

There’s many things our customers love about our online training but time and again, the word convenience seems to shine through the most. See what our valued customers have to say.

Want convenience and a quality training experience? Learn more

What did you like most about our online Class A/B UST Operator Training Course?

Colorado

They kept it simple, to the point and kept my attention
9/3/2020 9:19 PM

The best thing about this course is it is self paced, and you can take it as many times as needed.
8/24/2020 2:00 PM

Very informative new information for me.
4/1/2020 2:14 PM

I could stop and allow me to fully digest the information before continuing to the next lesson.
2/6/2020 1:25 PM

Big news for the Grand Canyon State: UST Training has been awarded the contract from the Arizona DEQ to provide free Class A/B and C UST Operator Training to Arizona UST operators. We’re still working out the details but will be soon offering online self-paced and live webinars this fall and live classroom classes in the spring of 2021.

Any questions please contact us at [email protected] or 866-301-8265.

Ben Thomas, UST Training (Center) stands by friends Ryan Harrigan, Oil Equipment Company, (Left), and Mark Barolo EPA OUST (Right) at last year’s PEI Show.

Ben Thomas, President of UST Training, has been elected to represent the Affiliates Division of the Board of the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) for a two-year team. The Affiliate Division represents a large and diverse group of companies that support the other petroleum equipment divisions such as manufacturing (makes parts) and distribution (shares parts), service and construction (maintains and builds parts).

In the mid 1990’s the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation created this very funny training video to help UST owners meet the 1998 upgrade deadline. Ben Thomas of UST Training, when he worked for the Alaska UST agency, created copies and sent one to every Alaska UST owner to offer a humorous way of understanding the regulations. Check it out!

We’re very excited to share more details on the 2020 PEI Virtual Convention & Expo. Since the in-person convention was cancelled a new virtual experience has been developed. Now, this means you can take advantage of:

• 7 weeks of sessions and programming
• Virtual lobby and expo
• Expo exhibitor packages including a virtual booth
• Low $125 registration fees and no travel expenses (register by Sept. 7 to save another $25)

For all the details from PEI, read on.

Although we can’t meet our friends face-to-face at this year’s PEI Show at NACS, we are excited to help spread the word that the convention is a go virtually with a new date of November 12, 2020.

From PEI today:

Dear PEI Member:

It’s true. Last week, we cancelled the 2020 PEI Convention at the NACS Show, scheduled for Oct. 11-14 in Las Vegas, on the order of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

However, if the global pandemic and economic shutdown have taught our industry anything, it is that we can adapt. In that spirit, we invite you, your colleagues and customers to join us Nov. 10-12 at the 2020 PEI Virtual Convention.

The 2020 PEI Virtual Convention is no simple Zoom meeting or webinar. Each day will include about 4 hours of programming and activities. Key presentations also will be viewable on demand at your convenience. By participating in the virtual event, you’ll experience many of the same elements that have made the in-person PEI Convention so special.

This just in…

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—As part of daily communications with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), NACS was informed that the 2020 NACS Show, scheduled for October 11-14, cannot be held due to the ongoing pandemic.

“It is with heavy heart that we make this announcement,” said NACS President and CEO Henry Armour. “We had worked closely with the health department with jurisdiction, the LVCVA, our official partners, vendors and other stakeholders to develop a world-class ‘city within a city’ that prioritized safety for our attendees and staff. At the same time, there are issues beyond our control that led to this decision.”

“We know that this decision is disappointing to our entire community of retailer and supplier attendees, as well as our NACS Show supporting partner organizations PEI, PMAA and Conexxus,” Armour added. He said that NACS will be directly communicating to registered attendees and exhibitors no later than August 7 to quickly facilitate full refunds for the event.

New virtual offering

With new UST regulations comes more inspecting, testing and costs. Is the cost worth it? For this site it certainly is. Can you see the problem? As a trained Class A/B UST operator you should see it right away.

An Oregon service provider sent us these pictures today so we know there’s still to do work out there. Have a picture you’d like to share? Send it to [email protected].