Mark your calendars for the 2008 Pipeline Conference and Cybernetics Symposium at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, Florida on April 8 – 10, 2008. Conference registration can be made here, and hotel reservations can be made at The Florida Hotel Orlando. We hope to see you all there!
January 2008
Pipeline Advisory Committee Meetings and Workshop Docket ID PHMSA-RSPA-1998-4470 (advisory committee)
Docket ID PHMSA-RSPA-2000-7666 (7-year reassessment workshop) PHMSA’s Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC) will meet in a joint session on Thursday, January 17, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST to discuss PHMSA’s regulatory agenda and strategic plan. In conjunction with the advisory committee meetings, PHMSA…
Random Drug Testing Rate – Unchanged again!
PHMSA has determined that the minimum random drug testing rate for covered employees will remain at 25 percent during calendar year 2008.
Need to make sure your Public Awareness Program meets API RP 1162 standards?
RCP can conduct a gap analysis of your current program that includes a self assessment of your Public Awareness Programs. This final product will help you to meet API RP 1162 standards. We can provide turnkey implementation, mail-outs, evaluations, and tracking of your program. For more information, contact Jessica Roger.
Public Awareness Programs and Line Markers Workshop
[Docket ID PHMSA-RSPA-2003-15852] PHMSA will host a workshop on February 20-21, 2008 to provide stakeholders with an update on public awareness programs for pipeline operators and to discuss the location of line markers. On the first day, PHMSA will share the findings from its review of written public awareness programs. Between August 8, 2006, and…
Texas Railroad Commission Proposed Safety Regulation Updates
Effective December 18, 2007, the Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) withdrew the proposed amendments and revisions to 16 TAC Chapter 8 – Pipeline Safety Regulations to address new risk management initiatives for the Commission’s pipeline safety evaluation program and to remove outdated or duplicative rule requirements. The proposed amendments included new language to address onshore pipelines…
Integrity Management Revised Protocols Available
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Integrity Management Inspection Protocols for hazardous liquid pipeline operators have been revised to reflect rule changes made in July 2007. These protocols are being used to inspect operators for compliance with all aspects of the Integrity Management Rule §195.452. The rule changes require that operators notify PHMSA…
DOT Gas Pipeline Compliance Workshop – March 27, 2008
RCP will be hosting our very popular one-day workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance for Gas Pipelines on March 27th in Denver, Colorado. Join us for an informative, lively, and interactive workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance. This workshop has been attended by hundreds of pipeline personnel, with excellent feedback. The workshop provides an overview of the…
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – January 29 & 30, 2008
RCP will be hosting our very popular 2-day workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance on January 29 & 30, 2008, in Houston, TX. Join us for an informative, lively, and interactive workshopon DOT Pipeline Compliance. Day 1 (January 29): Gas Pipeline Regulations (49CFR192): Covering all the topics below but special emphasis will be placed on the…