§ 245.106. Conflict of interest.

 (a)  Except as provided in subsection (b), a certified inspector may not be one or more of the following:

   (1)  An employee of the tank owner, the tank owner or operator.

   (2)  A certified installer on the same tank handling activity for which he is a certified inspector.

   (3)  An employee of a company that employs a certified installer on the same tank handling activity for which he is a certified inspector, when the tank handling activity is performed on a field constructed storage tank. This prohibition extends to a company that owns, or is owned by, the employer, in whole or in part.

 (b)  A certified inspector who is a certified installer may conduct a tank handling activity to correct a deficiency identified by the same certified individual or company during an inspection of the operation of a storage tank facility. Notwithstanding this exception, subsection (a)(2) still prohibits a certified inspector from subsequently inspecting a tank handling activity which the certified inspector conducted to correct a deficiency noted in an inspection of the operation of a storage tank facility.

   The provisions of this §  245.106 amended December 23, 1994, effective December 24, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 6515; amended November 9, 2007, effective November 10, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 5979. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (234681).