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OPS Public Meeting on OQ

Public Meeting on OQ
December 17, 2004
Office of Pipeline Safety

Slide 1


Questions to Stimulate Discussion of Impact Measures

  • What changes are we trying to promote through the development and issuance of B31Q?

Slide 2


Questions to Stimulate Discussion of Impact Measures

  • Assure individuals working on tasks affecting pipeline safety or integrity (including construction-related tasks) are qualified.

Slide 3


Questions to Stimulate Discussion of Impact Measures

  • Reduce the number of incidents and accidents for which personnel error is a contributing factor.

Slide 4


Questions to Stimulate Discussion of Impact Measures

  • Reduce the administrative burden on operators to assure contractor personnel are qualified to perform covered tasks.

Slide 5


Questions to Stimulate Discussion of Impact Measures

  • Reduce the administrative burden on contractors of qualifying their personnel to perform like tasks for multiple operators.

Slide 6


Questions to Stimulate Discussion of Impact Measures

  • Increase the assurance that very small operators (e.g., master meters, propane operators) comprehend and comply with personnel qualification requirements.

Slide 7


Questions to Stimulate Discussion of Impact Measures

  • Assure that training is adequate to support continuing assurance that personnel have requisite skills and abilities to perform covered tasks.

Slide 8


Questions to Stimulate Discussion of Impact Measures

  • Assure that reevaluation methods and intervals are adequate to support continuing assurance that personnel have requisite skills and abilities to perform covered tasks.

Slide 9


Questions to Stimulate Discussion of Impact Measures

  • How will we be able to recognize if these changes have occurred?

Slide 10