Requirements for Storage Tank Tester Certification

Comm 5.88 Tank system tightness testers

(1) General. (1) GENERAL. (a) No person may conduct the tightness testing specified in ch. Comm 10 for a tank system unless the person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified tank system tightness tester.
(b) Tank system tightness testing shall be performed by a per-son with no personal or monetary interest in the facility and whose employer has no personal or monetary interest in the facility.

(2) Application for certification. A person applying for a tank system tightness tester certification shall submit all of the following:
(a) An application in accordance with s. Comm 5.01.
(b) An application fee and credential fee in accordance with s. Comm 5.02, Table 5.02.

(3) Qualifications for certification. . (a) A person applying for a tank system tightness tester certification shall have completed training in 1 or more tightness test methods that have been approved under ch. Comm 10, within the 2 years immediately preceding the application.

(4) Responsibilities. A person who conducts tightness tests for tank systems as a certified tank system tightness tester shall:
(a) Conduct tightness tests in accordance with the material approval under s. Comm 10.125 and any additional manufacturer's instructions; and
(b) Employ only those test methodologies for which training has been obtained.

(5) Renewal. (a) A person may renew his or her certification as a tank system tightness tester.
(b) A tank system tightness tester certification shall be renewed in accordance with s. Comm 5.07.