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