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I. UST Records Manual |
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- What to do when
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- 30 Days
- 60 Days
- 1 Year
- 3 Years
- Leak Detection Records
- Records of Maintenance & Repairs
- Cathodic Protection Records
- Precision Tightness Test Records
- Tank Registration/Notification & Permits
- Other Documents
- Warranties
- Manufacturers Installation Checklists
- Manufacturers Operators Manuals
- Site Plan
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II. New Employee Training |
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- Employee Emergency and Fire Prevention Plan(OSHA 1910.38)
- Informing Employees of Duties and Responsibilities
- Informing Employees of Hazards of Working at this site
- What to do in case of an Emergency
- What to do if an alarm is triggered
- Location of and how to use
- Fire Extinguisher
- Absorbent Pads
- Emergency Shut Off Switch
- Housekeeping and Maintenance Responsibilities
- Accident and Fire Prevention
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III. Methods of Leak Detection for Tanks |
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- What to look for during a Physical Inspection
- What Records must be maintained for each method
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IV. Leak Detection for Piping |
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- Suction Systems
- Pressurized Systems
- Leak Detector Testing
- Satellite Piping
- What to look for during a physical inspection
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V. Precision Tightness Tests |
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- 5 times when a precision tightness test must be performed
- Third Party Certification
- Volumetric
- Non-Volumetric
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VI. Spill and Overfill Prevention |
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- Spill Containment Manholes
- Methods of Overfill Prevention
- Calculatin of Overfill Prevention Valve settings inside the tank
- Common compliance violations
- What to look for during a physical inspection
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VII. Corrosion Protection |
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- Cathodic Protection Tests
- Integrity tests before CP added as a method of upgrade
- Documentation needed for tanks that had been upgraded
- Adding CP
- Internal Lining
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VIII. As Built Drawings |
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- What should they contain
- Illustration
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IX. Closed in Place Tanks on the Site |
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- What are the requirements
- Physical inspection
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1. How Cathodic Protection Works |
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- How Corrosion Works
- Types of Corrosion on Underground Storage Tanks
- What is Stray Current?
- What is Soil Resistivity?
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2. Types of Cathodic Protection |
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- How a Galvanic System Works?
- What are the Advantages of a Galvanic System?
- What are the Disadvantages of a Galvanic System?
- How does the Galvanic Chart Work?
- How does an Impressed Current System Work?
- What are the Advantages of an Impressed Current System?
- What are the Disadvantages of an Impressed Current System?
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3. Regulations |
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- What are the qualifications of a "Cathodic Protection Tester"?
- What are the qualifications of a "Corrosion Expert"?
- How often must a Cathodic Protection system be tested?
- What are the regulations governing repairs to the UST system?
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4. Repairs and Installation of Cathodic Protection Systems |
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- Requirements for STIP3 Tanks
- What are the requirements for metallic piping?
- What thpes of coating are required on metallic piping?
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5. Cathodic Protection Testing Equipment |
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Classroom demonstration of equipment and calibrations. |
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- What equipment is necessary to test cathodic protection?
- What are the specifications for a voltmeter?
- What type of ammeter is required?
- What type of reference cell is required?
- How to calibrate a copper sulfate reference cell?
- How to test cathodic protection if there is not a test station?
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6. Cathodic Protection Testing Methods |
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Classroom demonstration |
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- Demonstration of how to perform a structure to soil cathodic protection test.
- How to interpret test results?
- Demonstration of how to perform an "instant off" test for impressed current systems
- How to interpret the results of an "instant off" test
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7. Cathodic Protection Test Locations |
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- Placement of copper sulfate reference when testing a galvanic protected tank (STIP3)
- Remote electrode placement for STIP3 tanks.
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8. Why Cathodic Protection Tests Fail |
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- Discussion of why cathodic protection systems fail
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9. How to Test Continuity and Isolation |
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Classroom demonstration |
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- How to test continuity and isolation on a galvanic system
- How to test continuity and isolation on an impressed current system
- Demonstration how to perform the "fixed cell-moving ground method"
- Interpreting the data from a "fixed cell-moving ground" method
- Demonstrate how to perform a "point-to-point" continuity test
- How to interpret the data from a "point-to-point" continuity test
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10. How to Perform a Current Requirement Test |
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Classroom demonstration |
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- What is the purpose of a current requirement test?
- What material and equipment is required for a current requirement test?
- What is the testing procedure for this test?
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11. STI Recommended Practice for the Addition of Supplemental Anodes R-972-01 |
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- Review and discussion of STI RP for adding supplemental anodes
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12. Site Drawings |
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- What information is required on site drawings?
- What is the purpose of a site drawing?
- Examples of correct site drawings.
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13. Glossary of Terms |
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- Explanation and discussion of the terms used in cathodic protection
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14. UST Cathodic Protection Evaluation Forms |
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- Review the forms used to record the data collected in performing all of the tests in this course.
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1. Revisions to PEI/RP100-2005 |
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- Pre-installation testing of compartment tanks
- Recommends new requirement for metallic anchor straps
- New revisions on ball-float valve installation
- New specifications for clearance between piping and electrical conduit, utilities, etc.
- Containing releases for submersible pump heads and dispensers
- New section on monitoring satellite dispenser piping
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2. Revisions to NFPA 30/30A - 2003 |
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- Expanded section on low melting point components for piping
- Requirements for dispensing hoses
- Requirements for delivery hoses
- Operating requirements from unattended self-service motor fuel dispensing facilities
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3. Problems with New Fuel Additives |
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- Investigation of MTBE
- Preventing Phase Separation with Ethanol
- Biodiesel Storage and Maintenance
- Hazards of WD-40
- Highlights of the 2005 Energy Bill
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4. Revisions to Steel Tank Institute Installations Instructions |
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- Allowing native soil containing rocks up to 1/2" dia.
- Allowing very fine backfill up to a #200 sieve
- Only requiring compaction of backfill up to 60% of the tank diameter
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5. How to Avoid Tragidc Accidents, UST Accidents |
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- A tank containing new motor oil mysteriously exploded
- An underground tank used to store motor fuel aboveground almost caused the destruction of an entire town
- One inspector required a contractor to put dry ice in a tank and "haul it out of his district". This situation almost ended in tragedy.
- The two factors most responsible for fatal UST accidents
- Following these simple steps will avoid most tragic tank removal accidents
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6. Problems with Flexible Piping |
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- Compatibility problems with gasoline
- Class Demonstration of an actual sample
- How flexible piping is constructed
- Permeability of Flexible Piping vs. Fiberglass Piping
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7. Problems with Cathodic Protection Systems |
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- Overlooked areas where Cathodic Protection is required
- Improper record keeping
- Failure of systems with impressed current installed
- Improper testing procedures
- Confusion over metallic flex connectors in contact with the soil or water
- No action taken when Cathodic Protection Tests failed
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8. Problems with Internal Tank Lining |
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- Study of premature failures
- Improper or no inspections after installation
- Lining contractors not following the tank liners protocol to determine if tank qualifies for lining
- Proper documentation by owners
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9. Problems with Intersitial Monitoring |
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- Perception by operators that it never needs monitoring orf maintenance
- Operators not properly trained
- Testing the sensors
- Routine maintenance
- Proper installation of the sensors
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10. Problems with Spill & Overfill Prevention |
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- Accident where 4 people burned to death sitting in their cars at a C-Store
- Field test to determine correct installation of overfill prevention devices
- Test to determine if the device is suitable for this site
- Inspection procedure to determine if the overfill prevention device is working correctly
- Do site operators know what action to take of an overfill occurs?
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11. Automatic Tank Gauges |
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Operator not knowing how to operate equipment |
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- Sites generating the wrong reports
- Improper installation and start up
- Operators not responding to alarms
- Maintenance Items Checklist
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12. Electronic Line Leak Detectors |
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Problems with manufacturers claims |
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- On-Site Testing not covered by the manufacturer
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13. Problems with Statistical Inventory Reconciliation |
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- Handling inconclusive results
- Discussion of EPA concerns of claims made by the SIR providers
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14. Precision Tightness Tests |
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- Case where Grand Jury indicts 10 people of wire fraud for falsifying Precision Tightness Tests
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15. SPCC Plan Requirement for UST's |
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- When a S.P.C.C. Plan is required for UST sites?
- What are the requirements of an S.P.C.C. Plan?
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16. PEI/RP400-200 |
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- Testing for electrical continuity of Petroleum Dispensing Systems
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17. Testing Compartment Tanks |
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- The chapter covers the testing procedure for testing compartment tanks
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18. Suggestions for Testing Line Leak Detection using Containment Sumps |
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- Illustrates a suggested method for testing line leak detection using containment sumps with no mechanical line leak detectors.
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1. OSHA Confined Space Entry Regulations |
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- What is the difference between a confined space and a "permit-required" confined space?
- What are some of the "permit-required" confined spaces in the petroleum industry?
- What are the entry requirements for a "permit-required" confined space?
- When is a full "permit-required" confined space program not required?
- Example of a confined space permit
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2. OSHA Lockout/Tagout Regulations |
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- How do these regulations apply to the petroleum industry?
- How to perform a lockout/tagout shutdown?
- Who is required to comply with lockout/tagout regulations?
- What equipment is needed to perform a shutdown?
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3. How to Read MSDS Sheets |
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- How are MSDS sheets used at UST sites?
- What is contained in MSDS sheets?
- Who is required to have MSDS sheets?
- Examples of using MSDS sheets.
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4. Revisions to NFPA 30A |
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- Latest NFPA 30A revisions
- Discussion of how these changes affect UST operators and technicians
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5. Spill & Overfill Prevention Regulations |
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- What do the federal UST regulations on spill and overfill prevention require?
- When spill and overfill prevention is not required on UST systems
- Three types of overfill prevention systems allowed in the federal regulations
- Limitations of the different overfill prevention systems
- Overfill prevention installed on romote fills
- Recently discovered problems with Spill & Overfill Equipment
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6. Lead Detection Regulations |
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- Federal UST leak detection regulations
- When is leak detection not required?
- When is a precision tightness test required?
- Demonstration of all of the leak detection methods recognized in the federal UST regulations
- Leak detection is site specific. Not all methods work at all sites
- What is third party certification and how does it aply to leak detection used on USTs?
- Problems found with interstitial monitoring
- Problems found with Automatic Tank Gauging
- Suggestions for testing line leak detectors using sensors inside containment sumps
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7. Piping |
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- Federal UST regulations for underground piping
- What are the federal regulations for steel flex connectors and piping that comes into contact with the soil?
- Requirements for Emergency Shut_OFF valves
- Requirements for vent lines
- Problems found with flexible piping systems
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8. Static Electricity |
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- How Static Electricity is generated
- Fires at service stations caused by static electricity
- How to prevent fires caused by static electricity
- How to Test Continunity on Petroleum Dispensers
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9. Safety Issues for Technicians |
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- Safety Vests - Non static generating
- Barricades to create a safe working area
- Proper signing to help create a safe workplace
- Static electricity
- The hazards of WD-40
- Specifications for the proper Fire Extinguishers used at UST sites
- Minimum personal protective equipment to be worn by UST technicians
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10. Monitoring Instruments |
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- Combustible Gas Indicator - when it can an cannot be used at a UST site
- Proper instruments to use in an oxygen deficient environment
- Difference between methane response vs. no methane response
- Oxygen Sensor
- Calibration
- Repairs
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