Section 172.60  Possession of OSHA Identification Cards

a)          Licensed contractors, their certified employees and non-certified workers working in a UST activity, and subcontract excavation operators (involved in UST related operations) shall possess, on UST jobsites at all times, 40-hour General Site Worker Program Identification Cards and any valid Refresher Cards that comply with OSHA standards. Cards shall be produced upon request by any OSFM DPCS manager, supervisor, or STSS.  The card requirement is applicable only to UST installations, upgrades, repairs, lining, removals, abandonments-in-place and physical interior inspections.  All workers in the UST excavation zone shall carry both the 8 hour and 40 hour OSHA cards or certificates or other proof of certification.  If a person is unable to produce proof of both cards, that person will be required to leave the excavation zone immediately.

b)         Electricians, truck drivers, concrete masons, canopy erectors, crane operators, or underground tank manufacturers or their authorized representatives working in activities that involve their area of specialty only are not required to have the Site Worker Program Identification Card but must comply with the standards established by the OSHA General Site Worker Program (29 CFR 1910.120, incorporated by reference in Section 174.210).

c)          When permitted UST activity is being conducted, compliance with the OSHA standards will be accomplished by direct (line of sight) supervision by the permit holding licensed contractor or the contractor's certified employee for those people entering the work area.

d)         UST activities may be shut down by any OSFM DPCS manager, supervisor, or STSS, if individual contractors or their employees are not in compliance with this Section. Such work shall not resume until approval is granted by the OSFM.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 6755, effective May 2, 2023)