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2017 LGA 191/192 & 195 Pipeline Safety Conference

Presented by: Wallace Jones Director, Gas Pipeline Safety Division Alabama Public Service Commission

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“We ALL have Issues”

But what are we going to do to address our Issues?

What’s wrong with this picture?

How do we fix this?

We get the spare tire out right?

Solution: Inspect your spare every time you service your vehicle

What about this one?

Wh What at do do we we do do no now? w?

• Call 811?
• Do we call our buddy and tell him we might be late for the golf

game?

• Tell your boss you don’t work overtime?
• Do I call the fire department first or the gas company first?
• Should I notify PHMSA or the state regulatory authority?

PROBLEMS FOUND

192.605

Each operator shall Prepare and Follow for each pipeline, a manual of written procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities and for emergency response

Refer to your O&M and Emergency Plan

• 192.605(a) Manuals must be

REVIEWED and UPDATED by the

• perator at intervals not exceeding

15 months, but at least once each calendar year. Also Submit to APSC

• Appropriate parts of the manual

Must be kept at locations where

• perations and maintenance

activities are conducted.

How do we know these Manuals aren’t being Reviewed, Revised or Followed?

• Operators are not taking into consideration recommendations from

their inspector

• Inspector handwriting and notes are still in plans
• Operator can’t provide Procedures on Construction Sites
• Operators are performing covered tasks different than the procedure

allows

Items that are late or not submitted at all

• Gas DOT Reports March 15
• Liquid DOT Reports June 15
• Incidents (Reportable or Not)

Especially if Media is Involved

• Mechanical Fitting Failure

At Atmospheric Corr Corrosi

• sion

192.481 192.481

(a) Each operator must inspect each pipeline or portion of pipeline that is exposed to the atmosphere for evidence

• f atmospheric corrosion, as follows:

Atmospheric Corrosion continued 192.481

• If the pipeline is located: Onshore

Then the frequency of inspection is: At least once every 3 calendar years, but with intervals not exceeding 39 months

• If the pipeline is located: Offshore

Then the frequency of inspection is: At least once each calendar year, but with intervals not exceeding 15 months

At Atmospheric Corr Corrosi

• sion continued

nued 192.481 192.481

• (b) During inspections the operator must give particular

attention to pipe at soil‐to‐air interfaces, under thermal insulation, under disbonded coatings, at pipe supports, in splash zones, at deck penetrations, and in spans over water.

• (c) If atmospheric corrosion is found during an

inspection, the operator must provide protection against the corrosion as required by Sec. 192.479.

Cathodic Protection

• Isolated Services and Mains
• Location of Test Points
• Deficiencies

Cathodic Protection

• (a) Each pipeline all parts of those physical facilities through which gas moves in transportation,

including pipe, valves, and other appurtenance attached to pipe, compressor units, metering stations, regulator stations, delivery stations, holders, and fabricated assemblies. that is under cathodic protection must be tested at least once each calendar year, but with intervals not exceeding 15 months, to determine whether the cathodic protection meets the requirements

• f §192.463. However, if tests at those intervals are impractical for separately protected short

sections of mains or transmission line a pipeline, other than a gathering line, that: (1) Transports gas from a gathering line or storage facility to a gas distribution center, storage facility, or large volume customer that is not down‐stream from a gas distribution center; (2)

• perates at a hoop stress of 20 percent or more of SMYS; or (3) transports gas within a storage

field., not in excess of 100 feet (30 meters See Customer meter, Meter set assembly. (Guide definition)), or separately protected service line a distribution line that transports gas from a common source of supply to an individual customer, to two adjacent or adjoining residential or small commercial customers, or to multiple residential or small commercial customers served through a meter header or manifold., these pipelines may be surveyed on a sampling basis. At least 10 percent of these protected structures, distributed over the entire system must be surveyed each calendar year, with a different 10 percent checked each subsequent year, so that the entire system is tested in each 10‐year period.

Cathodic Protection Mapping

192.491(a)

• (a) Each operator shall maintain records or

maps to show the location of cathodically protected piping, cathodic protection facilities, galvanic anodes, and neighboring structures bonded to the cathodic protection

• system. Records or maps showing a stated

number of anodes, installed in a stated manner or spacing, need not show specific distances to each buried anode.

Cathodic Protection Deficiencies

192.465(d)

• (d) Each operator shall take prompt remedial action to

correct any deficiencies indicated by the monitoring.

REVIEW REVIEW Wh What at ar are som some Issues Issues we we ar are ha having ving wi with Oper Operator

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• Operators are just creating new cover sheets for programs without

actually reviewing or updating the programs

• Operators not taking any of the inspector recommendations into

consideration prior to their next inspection

• Operators not providing every employee a copy of the manuals
• Operators are not notifying their inspector of incidents whether or

not it’s reportable (especially when the media is present)

Issues continued

• Operators not following their own procedures
• Atmospheric Corrosion
• Cathodic Protection on Isolated Section of Pipe

Operators are not following what their Emergency Plan and Public Awareness Plans have written into their program in regards to emergency responders and school systems.

Emergency Plan Issues

2. Does the Emergency Plan meet the following requirements

• f §192.615?

a. Has the plan been reviewed and updated at intervals not exceeding 15 months but at least

• nce each calendar year? Ref.

§192.605(a). 1. Does the Plan provide for receiving, identifying, and classifying notices of events which require immediate response?

• Ref. §192.615(a)(1).

2. Has the Operator established and maintained adequate means of communication with appropriate fire, police, and other public officials?

• Ref. §192.615(a)(2).

b. Have responsible supervisors been trained and furnished the 13 parts of this part? When was the most current training? Ref. 192.615(b). c. Has Operator established and maintained liaison with appropriate public officials? Ref. 192.615(c).

Public Awareness Plan Issues

Some Programs Operators are using to address the Appropriate Stakeholders

APACT (Alabama Pipeline Awareness Cooperative Training ‐

Conducted by Alabama 811 and sponsored by local operators)

Paradigm CGA (Common Ground Alliance) Other

35. Does the Operator's Public Awareness Program meet the requirements of §192.616? a. Has the Operator evaluated the PAP for effectiveness as described in RP1162? b. Did the operator deliver messages to the following stakeholders: 1. Affected Public? 2. Emergency Officials? 3. Local Public Officials? 4. Excavators? 5. Municipalities, Schools Districts, Businesses, and Residents?

How important is this to you and your community?

Roanoke, Alabama May 2016

Coordinated with first responders and city school board Held emergency drill based on report of natural gas leak Had all students evacuated and accounted for in 8 minutes Prior Planning: Mapping of all gas in area of schools Staging areas for students and staff designated away from gas lines Staging areas for first responders designated to limit traffic and allow access for emergency vehicles

For additional information, contact Brent Wilson Roanoke Utilities Board (334) 863‐4055 (6)

Construction Inspection Issues

Gash in pipe about to be covered up

Tracer wire wrapped around pipe

Dragging pipe on asphalt/rocks

Additional Construction Issues  Lack of certification for plastic fusion  Lack of procedures on job site  Lack of qualified inspector on job site  Dirty/non‐functioning tools being used for fusion  Not checking temperature with a pyrometer ‐ relying on temperature gauge on fusion iron