Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 096-118-9 - Training and Public EducationA.Each owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing facility subject to this regulation must, in accordance with the compliance schedules provided for in Section 7 of this Chapter, ensure that at least one facility representative receives training and instruction in the operation and maintenance of the Stage II vapor recovery system by successfully completing a training course approved by the Department. Any company with more than one gasoline dispensing facility may have a single individual, who would represent all the company's facilities, receive the training. This facility or company representative must instruct current and future facility employees concerning the purposes and correct operating procedures of the system. Every facility must have at least one individual on-site during operating hours who has received training from the facility or company representative. The required training for the facility or company representative must be completed no later than three (3) months after the initiation of operation of the facility's Stage II vapor recovery system, although it is preferable that the facility or company representative obtain the training prior to the initiation of operation of the system. If the facility or company representative who received the training leaves that facility, another facility or company representative must successfully complete the required training within three (3) months after departure of the originally trained employee. Training must include, but need not be limited to, the following areas:
(1) Purposes and effects of the Stage II vapor recovery systems,(2) Equipment operation and function specific to that gasoline dispensing facility's Stage II vapor recovery system,(3) Maintenance schedules and requirements for the gasoline dispensing facility's Stage II vapor recovery system,(4) Equipment warranties, and(5) Equipment manufacturer contacts (names, addresses, and phone numbers) for parts and service.B. Each owner or operator must post operating instructions conspicuously on the front of each gasoline dispensing pump using a Stage II vapor recovery system. These instructions must, at a minimum, include: (1) For "balance-style" nozzles, a clear description of how to correctly dispense gasoline using the system,(2) A warning not to attempt continued refueling after automatic shutoff of the system (an indication that the vehicle fuel tank is full), and(3) A telephone number to be used to report to the Department any problems experienced with the system.06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 118, § 9