Reconfirmation Plans and Options On October 1, 2019, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published amendments to 49 CFR Parts 191 and 192 in the Federal Register issuing the Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation,…
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To help meet demanding outage schedules and stay within lean operation and maintenance budgets, Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI) has implemented several new field data collection and analysis tools that enable delivery of a higher-quality final inspection product in a…
In Support of Mega-Rule Part 1 Requirements Operators are now required to define sampling programs and perform destructive (laboratory) or non-destructive testing to capture this information and take additional actions when inconsistent results are identified until a confidence level of…
WHY USE APTITUDE? Due to recently proposed regulation, industry research, and recent pipeline failures, a need exists for an accurate and easy to use tool that can analyze axially oriented cracks present in pressurized steel cylinders with a wide range…
A new program to help pipeline operators implement the Material Verification requirements in recently released pipeline regulation (Mega Rule). On October 1, 2019, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published the long-awaited Mega-Rule (Part 1). One of the…
For on-shore transmission pipelines in an HCA, Class 3 or 4 location without Traceable, Verifiable and Complete (TV&C) records for §192.619(a)2 , or where the MAOP was established based on the Grandfather Clause3 and the MAOP creates a stress ≥…
PHMSA is revising the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations to improve the safety of onshore gas transmission pipelines. This final rule addresses congressional mandates, National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, and responds to public input. Read the Federal Guidelines (PDF)
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