2024 TDEC-DUST Virtual Tank School Compliance Proficiency Pre-Test

Tennessee Division of Underground Storage Tanks

WELCOME

Welcome to the Tennessee Division of Underground Storage Tanks - Virtual Tank School class.

Successful completion of TN Tank School will qualify you to be a certified UST Class A and Class B operator in Tennessee.

(The TN Tank School Class A and Class B Operator Training certificate may be recognized in other states, please verify with your regulating authority)

TN Tank School is provided for our mutual continued efforts in achieving compliance with TN's Rules and Regulations concerning the proper storage of petroleum in underground tank systems throughout the state. Improved compliance is designed to prevent petroleum releases from occurring, as well as address and clean up releases quickly when releases do occur. Not only does compliance achieve environmental protection that makes Tennessee a better place to live, work and play, but also reduces costs by preventing loss of product, loss of worker time and potentially significant cleanup expenses.

PRE-TEST

This pre-test is designed to help us know more about your knowledge of underground storage tank systems before completing Tank School.

Questions are multiple choice and true-false. Read each question carefully, and then select the radio button of the correct answer. Do not skip any questions. There is only one correct answer to each question, mark only one answer. There are no ‘trick’ questions, but be sure to read the questions carefully.

“UST” is used when referring to the underground storage tank only. “UST system” will be used when referring to the underground storage tank and associated piping.

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* 1. Enter Your Contact Information

Name *

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Please fill in Facility ID Number ( Ex. 5-010101)

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* 3. Please fill in UST Order number, if applicable (Ex. UST19-0023)

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* 4. Release detection must be used to check for indication of a release:

At least once every 30 days

At least once every 60 days

At least once every 90 days

At least once every year

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* 5. 15 days prior to installing a new UST system you must submit a pre-installation notification form:

True

False

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* 6. When repairing piping you must obtain written approval from the Division prior to the repair:

True

False

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* 7. The posted sign or manual for C operators at a facility must include:

The employee’s role to respond to spills and overfills and local emergency numbers, including the name and number of contact persons for emergencies

Procedures for handling warnings, alarms and response from leak detection console, if applicable

Instructions to maintain a safe distance from any potential hazards

All of the above

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* 8. When changing the status of a tank to Temporarily out of service (TOS) tanks an amended notification form must be submitted:

Never

Within 30 days of placing the tank TOS

15 days before the tank is placed TOS

Within the first 12 months after the tank is placed TOS

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* 9. All dispensers must be visually inspected for leaks, seeps, and drips:

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly (every three months)

Annually

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* 10. You can still receive deliveries if your system has been red tagged:

True

False

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* 11. A suspected or confirmed release must be reported to the Division within _____ of its discovery:

24 hours

48 hours

72 hours

7 days

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* 12. Whenever a release occurs, the tank owner should do all the following EXCEPT:

Stop the release as soon as possible and contain the release

Notify local emergency response personnel, if necessary

Notify the Tennessee Division of Underground Storage Tanks

Notify the local news media

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* 13. Temporarily out of service (TOS) tanks that require cathodic protection (CP) must continue to operate CP systems as long as the tank is TOS:

True

False

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* 14. How often must automatic line leak detectors be tested:

Never

Once per month

Once per year

Once every three years

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* 15. How many monthly leak detection records must be maintained and always available for inspection:

The last month

The last three months

The last six months

The last twelve months

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* 16. Who can designate the Class A and Class B operator of your facility in Tank Helper online?

The inspector

The operator

The tank owner / authorized representative

The service provider

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* 17. All pressurized piping must have:

An overfill alarm

An interstitial monitor

Only one check valve at the dispenser

An automatic line leak detector

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* 18. A Class A Operator is one who typically:

Establishes work assignments for other operators and ensures they are followed

Has a general knowledge of your facilities and the requirements that must be met to keep the facility or facilities in compliance

Manages resources and personnel

All of the above

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* 19. A Class B Operator is one who typically:

Is the person who has day-to-day responsibility for implementing the UST regulations.

Has a trained Class C Operator to approve repairs

Is not onsite and may be substituted by appropriate signage

None of the above

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* 20. What is required to be checked during a monthly walkthrough inspection?

Cathodic protection system

Spill prevention devices, release detection equipment and monitoring results

Dispenser card readers and printers

Only spill prevention devices

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* 21. What is required to be checked during an annual walkthrough inspection?

Containment sumps

Corrosion protection equipment

Tank gauging stick

Both A and C

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* 22. How many monthly walkthrough inspection records are required to be maintained?

Twelve

Thirty-six

Twenty-four

Three

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* 23. How many annual walkthrough inspection records are required to be maintained?

One

Two

Twelve

Six

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* 24. The annual electronic and mechanical release detection equipment operability test results (for example, ATG console and probes, sensors, automatic line leak detector) must be maintained for:

Six months

One year

Three years

Life of the system

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* 25. TOS tanks containing greater than one inch of liquid or residue must conduct three year testing of the spill and overfill prevention devices?

True

False

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* 26. What is not a monthly walkthrough requirement for spill buckets?

Check for liquid, damage, debris

Check for obstructions in fill pipe

Testing for integrity

Check fill caps are secure and not in contact with lid

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* 27. What types of overfill prevention devices may be installed if the flow restriction (ball float valve) device fails the functionality testing?

Automatic (flapper valve)

Flow restriction (ball float valve)

Audible / Visible Overfill Alarm (in view of delivery driver)

A and C

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* 28. How often is overfill prevention equipment required to be tested to ensure functionality?

Daily

Monthly

Annually

Every three years

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* 29. When a spill or overfill occurs you must report it to the Division if it is over ______ gallons, or if it is less than this amount and cannot be cleaned up within 24 hours:

25 gallons

35 gallons

40 gallons

50 gallons

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* 30. Which of the following is not one of the three most common means of overfill prevention:

Overfill Alarms

Sump Sensors

Ball Float Valves

Automatic Shutoff Devices

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* 31. An overfill prevention device (for example, flapper valve, ball float, or alarm) is designed to:

Catch spills when the delivery hose is detached

Show delivery driver how much product the tank will hold

To stop product flow, reduce product flow, or alert the delivery person before the tank becomes full and begins releasing product into the environment

All of the above

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* 32. How often is spill prevention equipment (spill bucket) required to be tested to ensure integrity?

Daily

Monthly

Every three years

Annually

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* 33. How long must spill and overfill prevention equipment integrity and functionality test results be maintained?

One month

12 months

Three years

Six months

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* 34. What records are not required to be maintained when using Interstitial Monitoring monthly release detection method for tanks or piping:

Twelve months of 0.2 gph ATG test results

Twelve months of monthly sensor status reports

Annual Sensor function test results (last three years)

Twelve months of monthly alarm history reports and responses

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* 35. Interstitial Monitoring can be used for leak detection on double walled piping with liquid tight sumps and sensors:

True

False

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* 36. When using Interstitial Monitoring with a double wall tank, an alarm from the sensor between the inner wall and the outer wall of the tank is not a suspected release:

True

False

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* 37. The space between two walls of a double wall tank is called:

The interstitial (or annular) space

Secondary containment

The tank sump

The containment barrier

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* 38. When using interstitial monitoring on piping, a release is suspected when:

Two consecutive fail results

Two consecutive inconclusive results

Sensor failure

A sensor detects a leak in the sump

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* 39. After July 24, 2007, all newly installed tanks or piping must use this form of leak detection:

Inventory control and tank tightness testing every year

Interstitial monitoring

Automatic tank gauges with electronic line leak detectors

Statistical inventory reconciliation

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* 40. When using Interstitial Monitoring, the rules require that monitoring is provided:

Continuously

At least weekly

At least every 30 days

At least every 60 days

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* 41. When using Interstitial Monitoring for piping, all sumps must be integrity tested every three years (or have double wall sumps with continuous interstitial monitoring.)

True

False

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* 42. Interstitial Monitoring containment sump integrity testing results must be kept for:

Life of the UST system

One year

Three years

Six months

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* 43. When using Automatic Tank Gauging, a suspected release must be reported to the Division after ___________ monthly 0.2 gph fail result(s):

One

Two

Three

Four

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* 44. When using Automatic Tank Gauging for monthly monitoring, it is best if monthly leak test results are printed out:

Only when an inspection is scheduled

Every month

At least every three months

At the end of the 12 month period

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* 45. If you have no monthly Automatic Tank Gauge result near the end of a 30-day period, it would be a good idea to____________:

Take the tank out of service and conduct a static automatic tank gauge test before the 30-day period ends

Do nothing

Report a suspected release within 72 hours of the end of the 30-day period

Replace the automatic tank gauge

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* 46. For monthly monitoring, an Automatic Tank Gauge must be able to detect a ______ gallon per hour leak rate:

0.1

0.2

1.0

2.0

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* 47. Automatic Tank Gauges can perform valid leak detection tests with any amount of product in the tank:

True

False

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* 48. The annual ATG operability test result from your contractor includes:

Handwritten note that everything is okay from the contractor

The two page Division form with the printed setup report

Invoice with test date

Twelve month alarm history report

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* 49. An Automatic Tank Gauge system consists of:

A probe inside each tank

A console inside the facility and a probe inside the tank

A console inside the facility and an overfill device

A console inside the facility and a mechanical line leak detector

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* 50. When using Statistical Inventory Reconciliation, leak detection results as well as raw data must be available for inspection:

True

False

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* 51. When using Statistical Inventory Reconciliation, a suspected release must be reported when a fail result is given for:

One Month

Two Consecutive Months

Three Consecutive Months

Annual Summary Report

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* 52. When using Statistical Inventory Reconciliation, water and fuel measurements must be measured to the nearest:

1/8th of an inch

1/4th of an inch

1/2th of an inch

1 inch

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* 53. When using Statistical Inventory Reconciliation, a suspected release must be reported if a tank receives two consecutive monthly inconclusive results:

True

False

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* 54. When using Statistical Inventory Reconciliation, which of the following does not have to be recorded either by hand or with an ATG each day:

Any product placed in the tank (deliveries)

Any product dispensed from the tank (sales)

Amount of product left in the tank after daily sales (inventory)

The amount of water in each tank

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* 55. When using Statistical Inventory Reconciliation, the volume in each tank must be measured before and after __________ by either a gauging stick or by using an ATG:

Each delivery

Every other delivery

One delivery a week

One delivery a month

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* 56. When using Statistical Inventory Reconciliation, which of the following would NOT be a reason for an inconclusive SIR result:

Meter not correctly calibrated

A sump sensor alarm

Missing delivery or sales readings

Using incorrect tank chart

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* 57. How many cathodic protection system tests must be maintained and always available for inspection (the minimum number of tests):

None

The last one

The last two

The last three

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* 58. A UST facility with Impressed Current cathodic protection is required to have rectifier readings taken:

Every 60 days

At least once a year

At least once every three years

Never, there is no rectifier on an impressed cathodic protection system

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* 59. How many cathodic protection sixty day rectifier inspection readings must be maintained and always available for inspection (the minimum number of readings):

None

The last one

The last two

The last three

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* 60. Repaired cathodic protection systems must have a cathodic protection system test performed within ______ of the repair:

30 days

60 days

6 months

One year

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* 61. Cathodic protection would be required for the following:

Steel tanks and piping in contact with the ground or water

Metal flex connectors isolated from the ground or water

Fiberglass tanks and piping in contact with the ground or water

A and B

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* 62. When an impressed current cathodic protection system is used for steel tanks and piping, the rectifier:

May be turned off for short periods of time

Must be on continually

Only needs to be on during working hours

All of the above

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* 63. A tank or piping system with Sacrificial Anode (galvanic) cathodic protection is required to have a cathodic protection system test:

Never

At least once every year

At least once every two years

At least once every three years