2018 Recap! VA + WV Class A/B online, HI Live Class A/B 3/19, Steve Purpora passes away

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Our West Virginia Class A/B Course Re-Approved

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection recently re-approved our Class A/B UST Operator Training course. The original version, 100% online, has been taken by over 1,200 WV UST operators since 2009. Check out!

Our Virginia Class A/B UST Operator Training is Now Approved and Online

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has approved our online Virginia Class A/B UST Operator Training course. Check it out!

UST Training was the nation’s first approved Class A/B UST operator trainer (2003) and we are excited to offer finally VA operators our inspirational and nationally recognized training material.

Live Class A/B Course in Honolulu March 19

Aloha Hawai’i Class A/B UST Operators:

Do you want to attend a live version of our Hawai’i Class A/B UST Operator Training course?

Ben Thomas, nationally recognized UST training instructor, is coming to Hawaii in March of 2019 to provide a live Class A/B course, pending sufficient enrollment. Are you interested?

This is a great opportunity to attend a classroom style training which is not normally available in Hawaii AND take an approved program that will specifically teach the Hawaii regulations that became effective July 15, 2018. Plus bring any and all facility-specific questions.

Course: Class A/B UST Operator Training with the new UST regs.
Date: March 19, 2019, 9 AM to 4 PM
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, Naupaka Room, 1956 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96815
Cost: $325/person (includes parking)
Includes: Explanation of the new rules. Free technical and regulatory advice about your particular UST site.

DOH UST inspectors are welcome to attend.

If you’re interested, RVSP Ben ASAP. Seating is limited.

Steve Purpora, Co-Founder of UST Training, Passes Away

The UST Training team is saddened to share with the UST world that Steve Purpora, co-founder of UST Training, passed away unexpectedly on February 2, 2019. As noted in the PEI:

Since 2002, Purpora had been the president of Protanic Inc. and Purpora Engineering, the companies founded by his father, William. He was an active PEI member, including service on the Overfill, Release Detection and Release Prevention Equipment Testing Committee and the Vapor Recovery Installation Committee.

Steve was well known in the industry and served on numerous PEI Recommended Practices committees. His efforts in the field of underground storage tanks prevented immeasurable damage to the environment.

We owe a great deal to Steve’s enthusiasm and drive, that helped create the vision that is UST Training today.

Steve is survived by his wife of almost 30 years, Michelle, and their three daughters: Ashley, Samantha and Sydney.

Why Training? Avoiding Enforcement Actions for One Thing

This in from Tennessee…where the UST operator training is free, but not necessarily taken.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Warren County, Tennessee (“Warren County”), for alleged violation of certain provisions of the Tennessee Code addressing underground storage tanks (“USTs”). See Case No. UST 18-0118.

UST Training by the Numbers

2018: What an amazing year we had:

Our 15th Anniversary: 2003 was first ever state-approved Class A/B UST course in the nation in Portland, Oregon.
Almost 10 years ago: 2009 we launched the first ever-state approved online Class A/B and C course for Colorado, then Wisconsin and West Virginia.
6 years ago: 2012 we joined up with our host Coggno, to greatly expand the delivery of our online courses.
Today: We offer 54 state- and Territory-specific Class C UST operator training courses.
Today: We have 13 state-specific Class A/B UST operator classes. We also link to the remaining states and offer our next best choice for training, even when it’s not us.
Today: We offer the nation’s only commercially available Class A/B and C UST operator training courses for Indian Country.
An amazing 30,660 individual received certificates of completion for Class A/B and C UST operators from our partner Coggno since 2012.
Several Thousand individuals received live Class A/B and C certificates issued nationwide in over a dozen states since 2003.
Over 500,000 Class C certificates have been issued nationwide from our major lease clients and resellers.
7,800 folks are currently subscribed to our UST Training News Newsletter.
Almost 38,000 visitors came to our web page since January.
Over 1,700 folks received UST Resource Bundles over the last five years.
We’ve logged 300,700 total hits on our Tank Savvy Minute videos on YouTube since 2012.

Thanks to each and everyone of you that helped make this a super successful year!

Upcoming Classes & Events

More 2019 Dates Coming Soon

March 2019

Hawai’i Class A/B UST Operator Training
Honolulu, HI
March 18, 2019
Private class

Hawai’i Class A/B UST Operator Training
DoubleTree by Hilton, Naupaka Room, 1956 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96815
March 19, 2019
Registration coming soon

August

2019 Tribal Lands & Environment Forum
Palm Springs Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, Palm Springs, California
August 19-22, 2019

October 2019

PEI Show at NACS
October 1-4, 2019
Atlanta, GA