The Department shall provide a Certificate of Training to each person who achieves a passing grade on the applicable training program examination for underground oil storage facilities. Certificates of Training for training programs provided by others will be issued by those entities as part of the training requirements as set forth in authorized plans for underground hazardous substance storage facilities, field constructed underground oil storage facilities, or airport hydrant systems as approved by the Department. A copy of the certificates for Class A and Class B operators must be kept at each facility where the operator has oversight responsibilities for three years and must be provided to Department staff and Maine Certified Tank Installers or Inspectors upon request. Class A or B operators must be certified within 30 days after assuming operation and maintenance responsibilities at a facility, unless otherwise approved by the Department in writing. Any certificate issued for Class A or B operators under this chapter will expire two years after issuance except as provided in Section 9.
For a Class C operator, a training checklist provided or approved by the Department and signed by the Class C operator and the certified Class A or B operator who provided the training must be kept at the facility where the operator is employed for three years. A training checklist signed by the Class C operator and a certified Class A or B operator constitutes certification of the Class C operator. Class C operators must be certified before assuming responsibility for responding to emergencies. A training checklist that constitutes certification for a Class C operator will expire two years after the date of the signatures except as provided in Section 9.
Each facility also shall maintain a Class C operator training record provided by or approved by the Department that documents all current Class C operators employed at the facility and shall make the training record available to Department staff and Maine Certified Tank Installers or Inspectors upon request.
06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 693, § 8