Join us at the Siemens Pipeline Leak Detection & Instrumentation Technology Conference at the Houston Sheraton Brookhollow on February 23, where our president, Bill Byrd, will be making a presentation on leak detection requirements. The conference will address pipeline surveillance issues relevant to terminal and pipeline operators, and will offer informative presentations, interactive question-and-answer sessions,…
February 2010
SPCC UPDATE
Are you ready? Does your SPCC Plan include the latest amendments as published on November 13, 2009? If not, RCP can develop or modify your SPCC Plan. Contact us today for more information.
FINAL Amendments to the SPCC Rule
The delays are over and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed a notice amending certain requirements of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule in order to address additional areas of regulatory reform that have been raised by the regulated community. The November 2009 amendments modify the December 2008 rule by removing certain…
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
[Docket OST-2010-0026] The Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to amend certain provisions of its drug testing procedures dealing with laboratory testing of urine specimens. Some of the proposed changes will also affect the roles and standards applying to collectors and Medical Review Officers (MROs). The proposed changes are intended to create consistency with new…
Control Room Management/Human Factors Rule Correction
[Docket No. PHMSA-2007-27954; Amdt. Nos. 192-112 and 195-93] The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is correcting the human factors / control room management final rule that appeared in the Federal Register (74 FR 63310) on December 3, 2009. (See related article in the DOT Pipeline Compliance News, December 2009 Special Edition.) That…
Advisory Bulletin ADB-09-04 – Reporting Drug and Alcohol Test Results for Contractors & Multiple Operator Identification Numbers
[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0408] The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued Advisory Bulletin ADB-09-04. Beginning with MIS reports due by March 15, 2010, OPS will begin collecting annual drug and alcohol testing data for contractor employees. In January 2010, OPS will notify each operator who is required to submit a report before March…
Advisory Bulletin (ADB-2010-01): Revised Incident/Accident Report Forms
[Docket No. PHMSA-2008-0211] The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued Advisory Bulletin ADB-2010-01 advising owners and operators of gas pipeline facilities and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities that the incident/accident report forms for their pipeline systems were recently revised and should be used for all incidents/accidents occurring on or after January 1, 2010. The…
Advisory Bulletin ADB-10-01 Liquid Pipeline Leak Detection
[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0421] The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued Advisory Bulletin ADB-10-01 to the owners or operators of hazardous liquid pipelines concerning leak detection on hazardous liquid pipelines. In order to ensure the safe and environmentally sound operation of their hazardous liquid pipelines, the operating plans and procedures required by the…
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – Gas, Liquids, DIMP & Control Room Management March 2, 3, and 4, 2010 / Houston, TX
Join us March 2-4, 2010 in Houston at the Crowne Plaza Downtown for an informative, lively, and interactive workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance and OPA Planning for DOT Pipelines. This workshop has been attended by hundreds of pipeline personnel, with excellent feedback. The workshop provides an overview of the DOT pipeline regulations, and is appropriate…