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b. An underground tank system installer certification shall be renewed in accordance with sub. (7).
a. The renewal of a certification as an underground tank system installer shall be contingent upon the installer obtaining at least 12 hours of acceptable continuing education prior to the expiration date of the certification as specified in sub. (8) and Table 93.240 except as provided in subd. 2. b.
b. A person who holds a certification as an underground tank system installer may apply to the department for waiver of the continuing education requirements under subd. 2. a. on the grounds of prolonged illness or disability or similar circumstances. Each application for waiver shall be considered individually on its merits by the department.
(18)Underground tank system liners.
(a) General. No person may line, reline, or perform the lining inspection of an underground tank system that has held or will hold flammable or combustible liquids which are regulated under this chapter unless the person complies with one of the following:
1. The person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified tank system liner.
2. The person is under the direct supervision of another person who holds a certification issued by the department as a certified tank system liner.
(b) Application for examination. A person applying to take a tank system liner certification examination shall submit all of the following:
1. An application in accordance with sub. (2).
2. An application fee and examination fee in accordance with Table 93.240.
(c) Examination. A person seeking to obtain a tank system liner certification shall take and pass an examination in accordance with sub. (9).
(d) Application for certification. Upon notification of successfully passing the examination for a tank system liner certification, a person may obtain the certification by submitting an application and the certification fee in accordance with sub. (2).
(e) Responsibilities. A person who lines or supervises the lining of underground tanks as a certified tank system liner shall be present at the job site for at least all of the following activities:
1. Removal of product from the tanks and making the atmosphere of the tanks inert or vapor-free.
Note: Chapter ATCP 93 requires plan submittal and approval prior to lining a tank.
2. Cutting of openings in tanks.
3. Removal and handling of sludge and other wastes from tanks.
4. Sand blasting of the tank interior.
5. Inspection for holes and wall thickness.
6. Notifying the owner if an internal tank assessment determines that a tank system assessment under this chapter is required.
7. Repair of holes.
8. Notifying and arranging for a certified tank system inspector to visit the site and authorize the lining, prior to applying the lining to the tank.
9. Coating of tanks.
10. Testing for holidays.
11. Testing for coating hardness.
12. Resealing of tanks.
13. Completing an API 1631 inspection form B and submitting it to the owner, authorized agent, and the department.
(f) Renewal.
1. A person may renew a certification as a tank system liner.
2. A tank system liner certification shall be renewed in accordance with sub. (7).
(19)Tank system removers and cleaners.
(a) General. Except as provided in par. (g), no person may remove or clean a tank system that is regulated under this chapter unless the person complies with one of the following:
1. The person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified tank system remover-cleaner.
2. The person is under the direct supervision of another person who holds a certification issued by the department as a certified tank system remover-cleaner.
(b) Application for examination. A person applying to take a tank system remover-cleaner certification examination shall submit all of the following:
1. An application in accordance with sub. (2).
2. An application fee and examination fee in accordance with Table 93.240.
(c) Examination. A person seeking to obtain a tank system remover-cleaner certification shall take and pass an examination in accordance with sub. (9).
(d) Application for certification. Upon notification of successfully passing the examination for a tank system remover-cleaner certification, a person may obtain the certification by submitting an application and the certification fee in accordance with subs. (2) and (9) (g).
(e) Responsibilities. A person who removes or cleans or supervises the removing or cleaning of tanks as a certified tank system remover-cleaner shall be present at the job site for at least all of the following activities:
1. Disconnecting and draining of piping.
2. Capping of piping.
3. Vapor freeing or inerting of tanks.
4. Cleaning of tanks and handling of sludge and other wastes.
5. Removal of tank systems from the ground and loading them for transport or filling the tank systems with an inert material.
6. Visual inspection of the soils around the excavation or tank system location.
(f) Renewal.
1. A person may renew a certification as a tank system remover-cleaner.
2. A tank system remover-cleaner certification shall be renewed in accordance with sub. (7).
3. An application for a renewal under this section shall include proof of the liability coverage specified in sub. (14) (a) 2.
(g) Exclusions. This section does not apply to any of the following:
1. Field-constructed aboveground tanks.
2. Heating fuel tanks located aboveground or in basements of 1- or 2-family dwellings.
(20)Tank system tightness testers.
(a) General.
1. No person may conduct the tightness testing specified in this chapter for a tank system unless the person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified tank system tightness tester.
2. Tank system tightness testing shall be performed by a person with no personal or monetary interest in the facility and whose employer has no personal or monetary interest in the facility.
(b) Application for certification. A person applying for a tank system tightness tester certification shall submit all of the following:
1. An application in accordance with sub. (2).
2. An application fee and a certification fee in accordance with Table 93.240.
(c) Qualifications for certification.
1. A person applying for a tank system tightness tester certification shall have completed training in one or more tightness test methods that have been approved under this chapter, within the 2 years immediately preceding the application.
2. The test methodology training qualifying for certification shall have been provided by the person or entity that obtained the approval under this chapter for the methodology.
(d) Responsibilities. A person who conducts tightness tests for tank systems as a certified tank system tightness tester shall do all of the following:
1. Conduct tightness tests in accordance with the material approval under this chapter and any additional manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Employ only those test methodologies for which training has been obtained.
(e) Renewal.
1. A person may renew a certification as a tank system tightness tester.
2. A tank system tightness tester certification shall be renewed in accordance with sub. (7).
(21)Cathodic protection specialties.
(a) General.
1. ‘Cathodic protection tester.’ No person may conduct cathodic protection testing of a tank system that is regulated under this chapter unless the person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified cathodic protection tester.
2. ‘Corrosion expert.’
a. No person may design or install a cathodic protection system for a tank system that is regulated under this chapter unless the person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified corrosion expert.
b. This paragraph does not apply to department-accepted, factory-supplied cathodic protection systems.
Note: The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection has accepted factory-supplied cathodic protection systems that comply with the sti-P3Ò specifications from the Steel Tank Institute, and may accept other systems of this type.
3. ‘Independence.’ Cathodic protection activities covered under this section shall be performed by a person with no personal or monetary interest in the facility and whose employer has no personal or monetary interest in the facility.
(b) Application for certification. A person applying for certification as a cathodic protection tester or a corrosion expert shall submit all of the following:
1. An application in accordance with sub. (2).
2. An application fee and certification fee in accordance with s. Table 93.240.
3. Documentation showing formal education relating to soil resistivity, stray current, structure-to-soil potential, component electrical isolation measurements of buried metal piping and tank systems, and corrosion control.
4. Documentation from a cathodic protection certification entity recognized by the department, showing the applicant has successfully completed a certification examination that corresponds to the cathodic protection specialty addressed in the application.
Note: The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection will accept the following certifications as demonstrating compliance with subds. 3. and 4. for a cathodic protection tester:
- NACE certification as a CP 1 tester.
- NACE certification as a CP 2 technician.
- NACE certification as a CP 3 cathodic protection technologist.
- NACE certification as a senior corrosion technologist.
- NACE certification as a corrosion technologist.
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