Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Any employee of
a marketer licensed pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
5:18-10.1 handling LP-Gas shall obtain
Certified Employee Training Program (CETP) of the National Propane Gas
Association certification for Book One, "Basic Principles and Practices,"
within three months of the date of hiring.
1.
All employees of a licensed marketer who are responsible for delivering propane
shall take and pass part 2.1 of the CETP program, and shall pass part 2.2 if
they drive a bulk delivery vehicle, part 2.4 if they drive a cylinder delivery
truck or part 2.5 if they are involved in the transportation/relocation of ASME
tanks.
2. All employees of a
licensed marketer who are responsible for plant operations such as maintaining,
purging or reconditioning tanks, shall pass parts 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 of the
CETP program and shall pass, as applicable, part 3.5 or 3.6 if the employee is
responsible for any aspect of cargo tank product transfers or rail car
transfers, respectively.
3. All
employees of a licensed marketer who are responsible for the installation,
alteration or repair of propane distribution systems shall pass part 4.2 of the
CETP program.
4. The appropriate
parts of 2, 3, and 4 of the CETP program must be completed within six months of
the date of hire.
5. The licensed
LP-Gas marketer shall maintain documentation from CETP that each employee,
responsible for any specific task listed above, has passed the appropriate CETP
test(s) and the required practicum(s) for the task(s).
6. Employees who have completed the previous
version of Book One, "Basic Principles and Practices," Book Two, "Propane
Delivery," Book Three, "Plant Operations," and Book Four, "Distribution System
Operations" of the CETP program are deemed to comply with this rule.
7. Should the CETP books or parts listed in
this section be renumbered or renamed, this requirement shall be understood to
establish a requirement for the renumbered or renamed part that has the
equivalent content.
(b)
Any employee of an LP-Gas marketer who is to engage in propane service work as
described in 5:18-1.3(e) shall obtain a Propane Service Certification required
by that subsection prior to commencing propane service work.
(c) Licensees shall maintain records of
employee certification and shall make those records available to the Division
upon request.
