COURSE OVERVIEW

This API Certification Program is designed to train individuals on the required knowledge in order to certify them as Tank Entry Supervisors. API certified Tank Entry Supervisors must have knowledge of planning and preparation to address potential hazards and achieve safe work conditions during tank entry, ventilation, conducting work and completing the job. This includes knowledge of storage tanks and their construction. Emphasis is placed on entry into aboveground petroleum storage tanks and work associated with tank cleaning. The course includes subject matter from API Standards, OSHA regulations and additional publications indicated in this Course Overview.
This API certification program qualifies participants as having the minimum knowledge, experience and skills needed to safely perform duties required by tank entry supervisors. Scope of knowledge includes proper management of petroleum storage tank entry and maintenance work including tank decommissioning, isolation, ventilation, atmospheric testing and analysis, work permitting, OSHA Confined Space regulatory requirements, emergency response and tank recommissioning.
The program is based primarily on the practices and procedures defined in API Standards 2015 and 2016. The overall objective for this program is to enhance the quality and competency of tank entry and maintenance activities, to minimize the risks of confined space hazards and to improve the overall safety performance of tank maintenance operations.
This course is designed to train individuals who are interested in obtaining the API TES Certification, as well as those who are seeking knowledge and skills needed to safely perform duties required by tank entry supervisors. Included with the course is a pre-study guide and student classroom workbook. The student receives instruction regarding how to take the test, as well as insight into the intricacies of "real world" situations. Daily tests are designed to gauge students’ proficiency and understanding of the material.
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