The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB or the Board) recently released a Safety Study on the need for safety improvements to the natural gas Integrity Management Program (IMP).
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Pipeline Crack Detection and R&D Public Workshops Announced
PHMSA and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) announced a public workshop to be held on August 5, 2014, to discuss challenges associated with detecting and characterizing crack-like defects in oil and gas pipelines (e.g., environmentally assisted cracks and cracks associated with corrosion). …
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PHMSA Hosts Public Meeting on Pipeline Data Use in DC
PHMSA will host a public meeting on the use of pipeline data in operator IMP programs on October 29 and 30, 2012 in Washington DC, which will also be available by webcast. Speakers at the meeting include Mark Rosekind of the NTSB, as well as representatives from PHMSA, NAPSR and the Pipeline Safety Trust. Click…
PHMSA Announces Public R&D Forum
PHMSA and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) are hosting a Government/Industry Pipeline Research and Development (R&D) Forum on July 18 – 19, 2012 in Arlington, VA. The purpose of forum is to generate a national research agenda to address challenges to pipeline safety and environmental protection and to foster discussion among public,…
PHMSA Announces Public DIMP Meeting
PHMSA and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) are sponsoring a public meeting on June 27, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas, to discuss operator implementation of and compliance with the Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP) regulations (49 CFR Part 192, Subpart P). PHMSA, NAPSR, and industry representatives will share observations from initial PHMSA…