Section 18 AAC 78.480 - Certification of department employees(a) Within one year after employment begins, a department employee shall become certified as an underground storage tank department inspector under this chapter if the employee's assigned duties and responsibilities include (1) investigating discharges to determine if the discharge is related to potentially faulty UST installation, closure, repair, or reconfiguration; or(2) field enforcement of the department's regulations regarding UST installation, closure, repair, reconfiguration, or testing.(b) A department employee will be certified as an underground storage tank inspector if the employee's duties include those listed in (a) of this section and if the employee meets the certification requirements of 18 AAC 78.415(a) - (c). A department employee need not meet the requirements of 18 AAC 78.455.(c) The department employee's supervisor shall determine the category of certification appropriate for the employee's duties and responsibilities.(d) A department employee certified under this chapter is subject to the renewal requirements set out in 18 AAC 78.440 other than the fee requirement.(e) Certification issued to a department employee under this chapter expires automatically on the employee's last day of employment with the department. If the employee wishes to become certified as an underground storage tank worker after leaving department employment, he or she must meet the requirements of all applicable state laws, including 18 AAC 78.415 and 18 AAC 78.455, and pay all required fees.(f) A state agency that owns or operates a UST may request the division assigned occupational licensing functions in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to certify an employee of that agency under the terms of this section.Eff. 3/25/91, Register 118; am 8/21/91, Register 119; am 8/4/94, Register 131; am 11/3/95, Register 136; am 8/15/99, Register 151With Register 180, January 2007 and under the authority of AS 44.62.125, the regulations attorney changed obsolete terminology concerning the division of occupational licensing and the division of banking and securities in conformity with ch. 14, SLA 2005 and to reflect the transfer of certain corporations functions within the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
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