PEI announces the availability of a new, one-day recertification course for Underground Storage Tank (UST) installers. The course is based on the latest (2010) edition of the PEI RP100, Recommended Practices for the Installation of Underground Storage Tanks. 

The course will be available to companies based in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Mississippi, as well as installers in surrounding states that may do work in these four states. Each of these states requires regular UST recertification. Installers in other states are eligible to take the training without state certification.

The course, taught by industry veteran Carl E. “Buddy” Bayliss, president of PEI member B C & C LLC of Winchester, Virginia, is approved by each of the states as an 8-hour continuing education course required for the recertification of licensed UST installation professionals. 

Each participant will receive a comprehensive take-home notebook that includes the newly revised RP100, plus four other PEI Recommended Practice documents (AST installation, vapor recovery, UST inspection, and marina refueling equipment). The notebook will also contain installation and decommissioning instructions from various equipment manufacturers, as well as OSHA and NIOSH safety guidance. PEI will award a certificate of completion to all persons successfully completing the eight-hour course.

Installers interested in attending or hosting the one-day course should contact Chris Bouldin of PEI at 918.494.9697 orcbouldin@pei.org for availability and rates. 

Founded in 1951, PEI is comprised of more than 1,600 companies engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of equipment used in petroleum and energy handling industry. Members are located in 50 states and 81 countries. PEI is the leading authority and source of information for the petroleum and energy handling equipment industry and is committed to promoting the value of distributor services and improving the business relationships and practices of its members. The Institute's headquarters are located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For additional information on PEI or its membership, please contact Chris Bouldin at cbouldin@pei.org or visit www.pei.org.