Section 172.40  Licensure Requirements

a)         After September 15, 2003, no person shall engage in any UST activity without first applying for and obtaining a license from the Office of the State Fire Marshal.  Licensure is for a 2-year period.  Applicants for a license to become a UST contractor must comply with the Petroleum Equipment Contractors Licensing Act [225 ILCS 729] as evidenced by the licensure submissions required by this Section.

b)         Licensure application shall be made to the OSFM's Division of Petroleum and Chemical Safety (DPCS) on forms provided by DPCS and shall include the following submissions:

1)         If seeking a license as a UST contractor:

A)        the State license application and licensing fee required by Section 172.70;

B)        a list of the contractor's certified employees, on the OSFM prescribed form, stating any UST module in which the employee is certified. The contractor shall sign a notarized affadavit that a copy of this Part and 41 Ill. Adm. Code 170 (the OSFM rules implementing the Gasoline Storage Act [430 ILCS 15]) have been distributed to all certified individual contractors and certified employees of the contractor. (Contractors are required to be certified, or have an employee certified, for each UST module for which they are applying to be licensed.);

C)        an original annual certificate of general liability insurance in a minimum of $1,000,000, with the OSFM as certified holder;

D)        evidence of a passing score on the required OSFM approved exam for the module for which licensure is being sought. The evidence must be an original certification that includes a photo of the individual taking the exam, supplied by the exam provider;

E)         proof of successful completion of initial 40-hour OSHA training and subsequent 8-hour refresher course;

2)         If seeking a license as a tank or line tightness tester, the individual must additionally designate the testing methods for which a license is sought and provide proof that he/she, or any certified employee conducting testing, is certified by the manufacturer of the testing equipment. Such proof shall be submitted at the time of license renewal and shall reflect certification for the license period and the equipment being used, or that the applicant has passed an OSFM approved exam; and

3)         If seeking a license as an internal tank liner, the applicant additionally shall provide proof that the applicant, or any certified employee conducting lining activity, is approved by the manufacturer of the lining material as qualified and trained in the application of the material and has adequate equipment to perform the interior lining safely. The applicant must also possess licensure in the decommissioning module. Such proof shall be submitted at the time of license renewal and reflect certification for the license period and the equipment being used.