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