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Operator Training TX Classroom Courses 2015
2015 Texas A/B UST Operator Training
Register Now for your Refresher TX AB UST Operator Training Course
Next Upcoming Class: Abilene on June 16th Register Online or call 972-680-5120
Here is the current schedule of the date/s that are available for Texas AB Operator Classroom Training Sessions.
This Calendar was updated 6/24/2015, and lists the Dates and Locations of our planned UST Operator Training courses* – and shows Availability
- 6/17/2015 – Abilene, TX – confirmed – Full – no seats available – completed
- 6/24/2015 – Dallas, TX – open – 16 seats available – completed
- 7/08/2015 – San Antonio, TX – confirmed, 8 seats available
- 7/09/2015 – San Antonio, TX – confirmed, 7 seats available
- 7/21/2015 – San Antonio, TX – confirmed, 8 seats available
* If a class has been scheduled, but less than 10 attendees have registered within 72 hours of the class date, that class will be cancelled, and registrants will be moved to the next available date for UST Operator Training in their area.
Don’t see your city on the schedule? It probably will be or is a private class. Austin? Houston? Crockett? Others?
We also provide private classes and will come to your location for groups of 20 or more, or possibly with a minimum of 15 students if you are providing the location/facility and drinks/snacks/lunch for the class. Please call me to reserve a date or if you have any questions about the Texas A/B UST Operator Training: Melanie Nelson 214-531-9377 or you can email me at mnelson@tait.com.
The Deadline is Approaching
Most UST Operators were trained by the Wednesday, August 8, 2012 – DEADLINE. The course must be re-taken every three years. To secure their re-training session, many companies are beginning to schedule their Classroom Training dates even though they have months left before their deadline. We are happy to add additional classes, and are currently collecting contact information from individuals so that when we have enough for a class, we will schedule one. Please email mnelson@tait.com with your Name, Email Address, and Phone Number, along with the number of people that will be attending with you (and their contact info if you have it). Contact us for details and to schedule a Texas A/B UST Operator classroom training session. Don’t wait for your UST Operator Training Certificate to Expire, REGISTER NOW
Do you have Emergency Generators in Texas?
Do you have Emergency Generators in Texas?
In Texas, B UST Operators can either be in-house employees, or subcontracted to a third party like TAIT. If you have questions about your system and the compliance responsibilities associated with it, that’s what we do! Contact me today and let’s see how we can help.
- Training Director Andy Tait and TFFA’s Scott Fisher were instrumental in creating the A/B UST operator training course in Texas. Also pictured are Melanie Nelson who teaches the classroom training courses & Brian Liquin from TAIT’s Boise office, specializing in Architecture Engineering.
Many emergency generators have an underground or aboveground storage tank associated with them. TAIT is intimately familiar with these fueling systems and has designed, installed, removed, repaired, upgraded, maintained, tested and inspected these systems for generations. We are a third-party operator for many clients and are happy to consult with you about your current or planned systems.
Do you or your employees currently perform the inspections and maintenance on your systems? If you an underground storage tank operator in Texas, you need to be certified. If you were certified by the deadline three years ago, it’s time for a refresher! TAIT is holding classes locally at our Dallas office, and around the state so reach out and find out when the next class is that is most convenient for you.
Classes are currently being scheduled and filled here. Call Melanie Nelson at 214-531-9377 to schedule a private classroom training session in Texas or find out when the next one is in your area. Click here to register for an existing course.
Texas Classroom Courses for the A/B UST Operator Certification
Are you an underground storage tank operator in Texas? If so, you need to be certified. If you were certified by the deadline three years ago, it’s time for a refresher! TAIT is holding classes locally at our Dallas office, and around the state so reach out and find out when the next class is that is most convenient for you.
Classes are currently being scheduled and filled here. Call Melanie Nelson at 214-531-9377 to schedule a private classroom training session in Texas or find out when the next one is in your area. Click here to register for an existing course.
Quick View of classes ( Click here to register and see most updated list)
- June 17, 2015 – Abilene – Full – completed
- June 24th – Dallas – completed
- July 8th – San Antonio – seats available
- July 9th – San Antonio – seats available
- July 21st – San Antonio – seats available

UST Operator Training in Texas, TCEQ Notifications Mailed Statewide
TCEQ’s COMPLIANCE PUSH – UST OPERATOR TRAINING
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required AB UST Operator Training be completed by August 8, 2012. TAIT traveled across the state holding training courses, and still offers courses online or in the classroom for groups of 20+. The TCEQ has recently begun to send letters to over 10,000 UST facility owners regarding their compliance with the UST Operator Training requirements. They track compliance with the training requirement through the Self-Certification process – requiring owners to list the names and training certificate number or a copy of the certificate be included with the annual filing.
We are well versed in the Texas UST regulations, and regulations for other states across the country. More than a training company, we are a licensed UST installer/remover in Texas, and across the US – when there is a difficult fueling scenario or compliance issues, TAIT is the go-to company. TAIT makes it easy to meet the training requirement:
Click here to register online http://pstinstruction.com/collections/all/products/bulk-discounted-ust-operator-online-training
Call us to register via phone: 972-680-5120
Here is a screenshot of the ordering system. When ordering multiple training courses, TAIT offers a discount. Ask us how we can coordinate your training program today!
EPA has requested the TCEQ verify the compliance rate since the TCEQ could only provide information that about half of the UST owners had proven compliance with the training requirement.
The TFFA, our training partner along with 360 training, prepared Regulatory Alert #546 so TFFA members could forward the information and the Regulatory Alert to their customers that own and operate underground storage tanks. It is likely the TCEQ will soon target enforcement against those facility owners who fail to respond to the agency’s letter.
334.603(b) – states 72 hours:Owners and operators of underground storage tank facilities (except unmanned facilities) must maintain required training certification documentation as described in §334.603(b) of this title (relating to Acceptable Operator Training and Certification Processes) on-site and must provide it upon request to a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) or TCEQ-authorized investigator. Documentation may be maintained electronically off-site if that facility has the capability of producing a clear printed copy which can be provided to a TCEQ or TCEQ-authorized investigator within 72 hours of the time of the investigation. Owners and operators of unmanned facilities must provide documentation as requested by a TCEQ investigator or TCEQ-authorized investigator.
Adoption of the Texas UST Operator Training
TCEQ Approved UST AB Operator Training Course
Resources
- www.epa.gov
- www.tait.com
- www.taitenvironmentalupdates.com
- Energy Act of 2005
- PST Spill Prevention Guide
- Self-Certification Form – Owners/operators must submit training certificates with this form, annually
- Operator Training Info
- PST Super Guide – A comprehensive guide to compliance in Texas
- Is Your UST or AST Regulated? – A brief overview of requirements for tanks used to store fuel or other petroleum substances
- Renewing your Delivery Certificate – for fuel deliveries to PSTs
- Financial Assurance – requirements for PST tank systems
- Labeling your Fill Pipe – instructions
- Construction Notification – requirements for USTs and ASTs
- PST Registration Database – where you can verify your UST compliance certification, self-certification
- TCEQ Records Services – TCEQ file rooms and copy center location and services offered
- Aboveground Storage Tank Registration Form – for ASTs only
- AST Facility Plan – when and how to submit
- Edwards Aquifer Forms
- PST Registration Program Contact Information – click to email
- Vapor Recovery (Stage I and II) – information, requirements and exemptions