First Online TCEQ Approved Underground Storage Tank A/B Operator Training
Posted:
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Category:
Environmental, Industrial Skills
There are over 590,000 underground storage tanks (USTs) storing petroleum or other potentially hazardous substances in the United States today. Most of these are owned by gas stations and various industries, but some are maintained by commercial properties and government entities. Each one, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is a serious environmental and health threat because it could leak its contents into the groundwater if improperly maintained. About half of the United States sources its drinking water from groundwater.
Recognizing the danger and following the lead of the EPA, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has now required UST owners and operators in the state to undergo approved underground storage tank operator training. The requirement takes effect on September 1, 2012.
360training.com, a leading U.S. e-learning hub and a supporter of public health and the environment, has partnered with Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association and TAIT Environmental to introduce the first TCEQ-approved online underground storage tank training course. The training aims to teach the course taker how to minimize, if not prevent, USTs from leaking gasoline, diesel, and other toxic fuel products into the environment. It also introduces the student to all the state and federal regulations relevant to the safe operation of USTs. On completion of the course the course taker receives a UST operator certification to operate and maintain USTs in the state.
