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In This Issue

  1. PHMSA Recognizes One-Call Operations
  2. PHMSA Publishes Internal Inspection Guidance Materials
  3. Pending Audits?
  4. Minerals Management Service Reorganization Order No. 3299
  5. Changes in Louisiana “Dig Law”
  6. New York – Emergency Rule on Electrical Bonding of Gas Piping, and Protection of Gas Piping Against Physical Damage
  7. It’s June. Have you completed your Public Awareness Effectiveness Evaluation?
  8. SGA Environmental, Safety & Health, Training and HR Generalist Conference
  9. TGA O&M Conference
  10. PHMSA/RRC Pipeline Safety Seminar June 16 – 18, 2010 in Corpus Christi
  11. Does your facility store emergency containers ≥55 gal on site for the hurricane season?
  12. PHMSA/NAPSR Public Awareness Workshop June 30, 2010 in Houston
  13. API Public Awareness Workshop July 1, 2010 in Houston

PHMSA Recognizes One-Call Operations

The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration recently measured state one-call programs against the following nine elements of the Pipeline inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2006:

  • Element 1 – Enhanced Communication between Operators and Excavators
  • Element 2 – Fostering Support and Partnership of all Stakeholders
  • Element 3 – Operator’s Use of Performance Measures for Locators
  • Element 4 – Partnership in Employee Training
  • Element 5 – Partnership in Public Education
  • Element 6 – Enforcement Agencies’ Role to Help Resolve Issues
  • Element 7 – Fair and Consistent Enforcement of the Law
  • Element 8 – Use of Technology to Improve the Locating Process
  • Element 9 – Data Analysis to Continually Improve Program Effectiveness

The following state programs received the highest possible ratings: Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont, Virginia. The ratings for all states can be found on the PHMSA Web-site.