AOPL, API, the American Gas Association, and the American Public Gas Association sent a joint letter of views to the Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee this week on a pending bill to reauthorize the authority for the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Safety Administration (TSA). The bill, S. 1052, the Transportation Security Improvement Act of…
September 2005
Pipeline Safety Trust Newsletter – #2
The second edition of the Pipeline Safety Trust’s newsletter is now available at: http://pstrust.org/newsletter/vol1no2/index.htm. The Pipeline Safety Trust promotes fuel transportation safety through education and advocacy, by increasing access to information, and by building partnerships with residents, safety advocates, government, and industry, that result in safer communities and a healthier environment. This newsletter contains more…
Need to update your Public Awareness Program?
RCP can help develop your updated plan to meet API RP 1162 standards, and provide turnkey implementation, mail-outs, evaluations, and tracking of your program. For more information, call or click here.
OPS Meeting on ILI Practices – Presentation Materials
The presentations from the August 11 OPS meeting in Houston on ILI Practices are now available on OPS’s website at: http://ops.dot.gov/new/New_2005/ILIPublicMeetingAgenda_file.htm. The site contains 19 presentations addressing the various aspects of ILI inspection planning, data interpretation and validation, and industry standards.
Need to Update Your Current Operator Qualification Program?
We have the expertise to update your current operator qualification program to satisfy the upcoming regulation change and inspection protocols. Click Here to request more information.
Advisory Bulletin on Pilot Operated Pressure Relief Valve Testing
The Office of Pipeline Safety has issued the following Advisory Bulletin to operators of hazardous liquid pipelines with pilot-operated pressure relief valves: Advisory Bulletin (ADB-05-05) OPS shares NTSB’s concern that pipeline operators could be conducting in-service tests that do not identify unreliable pilot-operated pressure relief valves. Therefore, we are issuing the following advisory bulletin: To:…
O&M Manual Up-To-Date?
RCP has the tools and expertise to develop comprehensive procedures that you need to protect your people, facilities, and environment. Click Here
Changes to OCS Plan and Submittal Requirements
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has reorganized and updated the requirements and processes for submitting various plans and information for MMS review and approval before a lessee or an operator may explore, develop, or produce oil and gas and sulphur in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The current regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart…
RCP’s Fantastic 1-Page Version of New SPCC Regulation
The deadline for SPCC Plan revisions is fast approaching, February 17, 2006! RCP has developed a 1-page version (in tiny type) of the new SPCC regulations, to be revised as per the April 17, 2003 rule modification. To receive a complimentary copy along with a CD of valuable SPCC Reference Materials Click Here to request…
Public Meeting on Integrity Management of Gas Distribution Pipelines
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is sponsoring a public meeting on Enhancing Integrity Management of Gas Distribution Pipelines. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Westin Park Central Hotel, 12720 Merit Drive, Dallas, TX 75251 (1-972-851-2037 or 1-800-Westin1). At the meeting,…
Integrity Management Services
RCP can assist pipeline operators with ongoing compliance management and engineering associated with your IMP. This includes direct assessment strategies, tool and vendor selection, ILI/ECDA report analysis, corrosion control programs, repair strategies, and IMP/risk model updates. For more information on how RCP can support your ongoing IMP needs, Click Here.
Countermeasures to Prevent Human Fatigue in the Control Room
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) urges operators to evaluate potential risks associated with pipeline operator fatigue and shift rotation schedules and take measures to alleviate such risks. PHMSA has issued an advisory bulletin (ADB-05-06) help operators ensure that controllers are not assigned to shift duties while fatigued, to advise pipeline operators on…