A Course for Unified Program Agencies
Assembly Bill (AB) 1130 of 2007 required Unified Program Agencies (UPA) to implement the California Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA). AB 1130 also required inspector training and testing as part of this implementation. Cal/EPA developed an initial training and testing program with assistance from the California Specialized Training Institute and their contractor, ESCI, an Orange County consulting firm. The San Diego County CUPA worked with ESCI and Cal/EPA to develop online training for UPA Staff and inspectors. This training is limited to UPA Staff and inspectors and you must pre-register.
If you are an employee of a UPA interested in taking the training for testing and certification contact Kelly Robertson at kelly.robertson@sdcounty.ca.gov to register. You must cc: your Supervisor and include your agency name, phone number and mailing address on the registration e-mail.
Upon successful completion of the course and passing of the exam, certification will be issued by Cal/EPA. A presentation on facility compliance and how to complete the Tier I template is available for regulated facilities at http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/deh/hazmat/hmd_tier_1_template_course.html.
*IMPORTANT* If you are a Unified Program inspector requiring training and testing, first register through the e-mail address above.
| Module A | Course Introduction & Overview | 19 minutes |
| Module B | California Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act - APSA | 50 minutes |
| Module C | Federal Oil Spill Prevention Program - SPCC | 33 minutes |
| Module D-1 | APSA General Applicability | 3 hours & 5 minutes |
| Module D-2 | Exempt Facilities | 31 minutes |
| Module D-3 | APSA Types of Aboveground Storage Tanks | 2 hours & 42 minutes |
| Module E | Types of APSA Tank Facilities | 58 minutes |
| Module F | Introduction to APSA Inspections & Safety | 1 hour & 12 minutes |
| Module G-1 | SPCC Rule Organization | 50 minutes |
| Module G-2 | Plan Reviews and Amendments | 30 minutes |
| Module H-1 | APSA/SPCC Compliance and Plan Review | 1 hour |
| Module H-2 | Required Inspections and Integrity Testing | 2 hours & 25 minutes |
| Module H-3 | Regularly Scheduled Integrity Testing & Training | 45 minutes |
| Module I-1 | Facility Diagram, Security and Spill Prediction | 1 hour |
| Module I-2 | The APSA Tank Inspection | 2 hours & 35 minutes |
| Module I-3 | Loading Racks and General Containment | 1 hour & 40 minutes |
| Module I-4 | Other Field Compliance Requirements | 1 hour |
| Module J | Impracticability and Environmental Equivalence | 25 minutes |
| EXAM | 40 Questions | |
| TOTAL TIME | | 22 hours & 30 minutes |
When you register you will receive an e-mail with links to the course curriculum and handouts. Additional handouts, including helpful reference materials for this course, are available on the Cal CUPA Forum APSA Webpage which can be found at www.calcupa.net
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