Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Individuals not satisfying the criteria in (c)
or (d) below may obtain certification for the classifications identified in (a)1, 2,
and 3 below by passing the proficiency examination described in
N.J.A.C. 7:14B-13.5
. An
applicant shall be eligible to take the proficiency examination if the applicant
meets the following minimum criteria for each classification for which the applicant
is seeking certification:
1. Applicants for the
entire system installation classification examination shall meet the following
criteria:
i. Either a minimum of two years
experience performing installations of underground storage tank systems regulated
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10A-21 et seq. with
participation in at least five installations during each year of experience or nine
months experience with participation in at least 25 installations of underground
storage tank systems regulated pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
58:10A-21 et seq. in that nine-month
period;
ii. Completion of training
approved by the manufacturer of the equipment installed by the individual;
and
iii. Completion of health and safety
training given in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection
Agency's Standard Operating Safety Guides (Hazardous Materials Incident Response
Operations Course (165.5)) and the United States Department of Labor's Occupational
Safety and Health Administration's Safety and Health Standards ( 29 C.F.R. 1910 and
1926 et seq.).
2. Applicants
for the closure classification examination shall meet the following criteria:
i. Either a minimum of two years experience
performing closures of underground storage tank systems regulated pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
58:10A-21 et seq. with participation in at least
five closures during each year of experience or nine months experience with
participation in at least 25 closures of underground storage tank systems regulated
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10A-21 et seq. in that
nine-month period; and
ii.Completion of
health and safety training given in accordance with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency's Standard Operating Safety Guides (Hazardous Materials Incident
Response Operations Course (165.5)) and the United States Department of Labor's
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Safety and Health Standards ( 29
C.F.R. 1910 and 1926 et seq.).
3. Applicants for the tank testing classification
examination shall meet the following criteria:
i.
A minimum of two years experience performing tank testing services of underground
storage tank systems regulated pursuant to 58:10A-21 et seq. on equipment that
satisfies the requirements of 7:14B-6.1(a)3 and 6.5(a)3 with participation in at
least five tank tests during each year of experience or nine months experience with
participation in at least 25 tank tests of underground storage tank systems
regulated pursuant to 58:10A-21 et seq. within that nine-month period;
ii. Completion of training approved by the
manufacturer of the testing equipment; and
iii. Completion of health and safety training
given in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's
Standard Operating Safety Guides (Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations
Course (165.5)) and the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and
Health Administration's Safety and Health Standards ( 29 C.F.R. 1910 and 1926 et
seq.).
(b)
Individuals not satisfying the criteria in (c) or (d) below may apply for
certification in the classifications identified in (b)1, 2, and 3 below if the
applicant meets the following minimum criteria for each classification for which the
applicant is seeking certification:
1. Applicants
for the release detection monitoring system installation certification shall meet
the following criteria:
i. Either a minimum of two
years of experience performing installations of underground storage tank systems
regulated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10A-21 et seq., with
participation in at least five installations during each year of experience or nine
months experience with participation in at least 25 installations of underground
storage tank systems regulated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10A-21 et
seq., in that nine-month period;
ii.
Completion of training approved by the manufacturer of the equipment to be
installed; and
iii. Completion of health
and safety training given in accordance with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency's Standard Operating Safety Guides (Hazardous Materials Incident
Response Operations Course (165.5)) and the United States Department of Labor's
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Safety and Health Standards (
29 CFR 1910and 1926 et seq.).
2. Applicants for the cathodic protection
specialist certification shall possess a certification from NACE International in
the category of cathodic protection specialist; and
3. Applicants for the cathodic protection tester
certification shall meet the following criteria:
i. A minimum of two years experience performing
cathodic protection system testing of underground storage tank systems regulated
pursuant 58:10A-21 et seq. with participation in at least five tests during each
year of experience or nine months experience with participation in at least 25 tests
of underground storage tank systems regulated pursuant to 58:10A-21 et seq. within
that nine-month period;
ii. Fulfill all
requirements in accordance with the requirements of NACE International's
Certification Committee for the category of cathodic protection tester, corrosion
technologist, or senior corrosion technologist; or Steel Tank Institute's Cathodic
Protection Tester Certification Program; and
iii.Completion of health and safety training given
in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Standard
Operating Safety Guides (Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations Course
(165.5)) and the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's Safety and Health Standards ( 29 C.F.R. 1910 and 1926 et
seq.).
(c) Any
individual possessing a valid New Jersey Professional Engineers License, issued
pursuant to 45:8-27 et seq., shall be eligible for certification in all
classifications listed at 7:14B-13.2(a) upon application to the Department and shall
be exempt from the examination requirements of (a) above and individual
certification fee requirements of 7:14B-3.10.
(d) A licensed plumbing contractor, defined
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:14C, shall be eligible for certification in the
classifications of entire system installation, closure and tank testing of waste oil
underground storage tank systems upon application to the Department and shall be
exempt from the examination requirements of (a) above and fee requirements of
7:14B-3.10. Licensed plumbing contractors seeking individual certification in the
categories of Corrosion Protection System Analysis or Subsurface Evaluation on waste
oil underground storage tanks or all regulated services on underground storage tanks
other than waste oil are subject to applicable requirements for certification listed
in (a) above, including all applicable fees pursuant to 7:14B-3.10.
(e) As a condition to the certifications granted
in accordance with (b) and (c) above, a certified individual shall attend a
Department approved course on the regulations governing underground storage tank
system management in New Jersey within one year prior to or after the effective date
of the certification.
(f) Each
individual and business firm certified pursuant to this subchapter shall maintain
records demonstrating that the individual or business firm has satisfied the
applicable eligibility criteria for each applicable classification of
certification.
(g) Each individual or
business firm shall maintain the records required at (f) above for six years
following the expiration of the certification, and shall make the records available
to the Department on request.
