Ben Thomas on Underground Storage Tanks
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Jeff Kahler
Kelly Sundberg
Ben Thomas
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About This Episode
There’s a lot going on under your feet! On this episode, Jeff and Kelly talk to Ben Thomas from UST Training to find out just what’s going on with underground storage tanks: how they’ve changed over the years, Ben’s evolving role in the industry, and what happens when things go wrong.
About Ben: Ben Thomas brings to the UST industry over three decades of experience, networking and ideas to help owners and inspectors solve complex technical problems in the management of UST systems. Ben’s experience goes back to 1986, when he supervised UST removals in Vermont. Between 1989 and 1995, Ben oversaw cleanup of leaking UST sites in northern Alaska. From 1995 to 2002, he ran Alaska’s UST leak prevention program. Ben gained national attention for his innovative work in web page development, outreach material, financial responsibility compliance, and most notably the Alaska third party inspection program. Since leaving Alaska in 2002, Ben’s principal focus has been education, training, and outreach to the nation’s UST owners, operators, inspectors and technicians.
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