2017 Fall Operations

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1 2017 Fall Operations C o n f e r e n c e N e w Tr a c k Fo r m a t : F i e l d S e r v i c e s / Me a s u r e m e n t D a m a g e P r e v e n t i o n P i p e l i n e S a f e t y M a n a g e m e n t Q u a l i t y M a n a g e m e n t October 12-13, 2017 Hartford Marriott Downtown Hartford, CT Thursday, October 12, :30-6:00 PM 2017 Fall Conference: Reception immediately following the conclusion of Thursday s Sessions Hosted by: Henkels & McCoy, Northstar Industries and Storti Quality Services

2 2017 Fall Operations C o n f e r e n ce V i s i t O u r E x h i b i t i n g C o m p a n i e s CHI Engineering Services, Inc. Eastcom Associates, Inc. Davey Resource Group ENECON Northeast APS, Inc. Heath Consultants Incorporated Kerr Engineered Sales Co Mulcare Pipeline Solutions, Inc. Oxford Plastics USA Paulus, Sokolowski & Sartor Precision Pipeline Solutions, LLC SENSIT Technologies Southern Cross Corp. Reception Immediately Following the Conclusion of Thursday s Session Hosted By: Henkels & McCoy, Northstar Industries and Storti Quality Services

3 2017 Fall Operations C o n f e r e n c e Program at-a-glance Tracks Track A Track B Track C Track D Field Services / Damage Pipeline Safety Quality Measurement Prevention Management Management Day 1, October 12, 2017 GENERAL SESSION: HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, JOEL HEIM, NISOURCE 10:00-11:00 OUT SESSIONS 11:00-11:15 Paul Pirro Public Service Electric &Gas Track Chair Maria Diaz New Jersey Natural Gas Track Chair Mel Ciulla Unitil Track Chair Don Cordone National Grid Track Chair 11:15-12:00 Reducing Damage to Meters from Vehicles, Snow and Ice Public Awareness Outreach Programs Targeting Excavators Distribution Integrity How Well do you Know Your System? The New Utility QA/QC Department 12:00-1:30 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 1:30-2:15 Hiring and Training The Next Field Services Technician How Effective Is Your Damage Prevention Program? PSMS Plan Development and Lessons Learned - and Using Video and Other Technologies To Perform Field Inspections 2:15-3:15 Partnering with Renewable Natural Gas Providers to Maintain Gas Quality and Safety Standards How Does Your Company Track and Report Damage Prevention Metrics? Roundtable 3:15-3:30 3:30-4:30 Roundtable Roundtable Managing the Risks of GeoHazards to Pipelines Day 2, October 13, 2017 Quality Management of a Contractor Construction Crew 8:30-9:15 Lessons Learned: Protecting Employees from a Potential Home Explosion Attaining and Training Employees to meet Peak Seasonal Demands for Locating Gas Assets. Lessons Learned: Corrosion Control Management Ensuring Field Employees Are Qualified To Perform Work 9:15-10:00 Preparing for OSHA s Silica Dust Mitigation Rule. Are you ready? Cross Bore Detection and Mitigation Best Practices Understanding and Meeting the Requirements of PHMSA s DIMP Audit Form 24. Implementing a Digital Inspection Program 10:00-10:15 10:15-11:15 Strategies to comply with Indoor Atmospheric Corrosion Inspection and Leak Survey Requirements Identifying Near Misses - Should they be part of your program? Update on PHMSA s Mega Rule Lessons Learned: NGA s Operator Qualification QA/QC Program Wrap-up and Action Items Wrap-up and Action Items Wrap-up and Action Items Wrap-up and Action Items 11:15-12:00

4 2017 NGA Fall Operations Conference Track A - Field Services / Measurement Day 1 - October 12, :00 10:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 10:00-11:00 GENERAL SESSION: HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, Joel Heim, Northern Indiana Public Service Company Why do people do what they do? Why do people make errors? More importantly, how can you reduce human error? Join us to learn the answers to these questions and steps you can take to change culture. WELCOME 11:00 11:15 Track Chair, Paul Pirro, Public Service Electric & Gas REDUCING DAMAGE TO METERS FROM VEHICLES, SNOW AND ICE 11:15 12:00 Dave Attig, Vermont Gas Systems and Thomas Kubilis, National Grid Utilities will share practices used to reduce the danger from vehicles, snow and ice to their facilities. Practices, such as the use of ballards and communication with customers, will be discussed. 12:00-1:30 LUNCH HIRING AND TRAINING THE NEXT FIELD SERVICES TECHNICIANS 1:30 2:15 Brian Emerson, New Jersey Natural Gas As utilities exited the retail heating installation and service business, the pool of trained internal candidates to fill field service technician positions decreased dramatically. How have utilities overcome this challenge? Hear the practices used by New Jersey Natural Gas to hire and train new field service technicians. PARTNERING WITH RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS PROVIDERS TO MAINTAIN GAS QUALITY AND SAFETY STANDARDS 2:15 3:15 Bob Wilson, Northeast Gas Association and Rick Trieste, Consolidated Edison The presenters will discuss the operational issues that need to be addressed when integrating RNG into a distribution system such as interchangeability, potential impacts on appliances, metering, and supply and scheduling management. 3:15-3:30 ROUNDTABLE 3:30 4:30 Day 2 - October 13, :30 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast LESSON LEARNED: PROTECTING EMPLOYEES FROM A POTENTIAL HOME EXPLOSION 8:30 9:15 Steve O Gorman, New Jersey Natural Gas and John Lewis, Public Service Electric & Gas On February 25, 2015, a home explosion occurred on New Jersey Natural Gas distribution system. Several of the utility s employees were injured. What lessons were learned and what steps have New Jersey Natural Gas taken after this incident. PREPARING FOR OSHA S SILICA DUST MITIGATION RULE. ARE YOU READY? 9:15 10:15 Jack Yablonsky, Berkshire Gas; Scott Soucy, National Grid, Jim Gillespie, and Skip Drozd, HILTI The panelists will discuss the new OSHA Silica Dust Regulation, how the gas industry will be affected and cost effective solutions that comply with the rule. 10:15 10:30 STRATEGIES TO COMPLY WITH INDOOR ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION INSPECTION AND LEAK SURVEY REQUIREMENTS 10:30 11:30 Matt Frank, National Fuel and other panelist invited The panelists will discuss how their programs address the challenges of meeting federal and state indoor inspection requirements. Inspection procedures, training, scheduling and attaining access to inside meters will be discussed. National Fuel s use of meter readers to conduct inspections will also be discussed. WRAP-UP AND ACTION ITEMS

5 2017 NGA Fall Operations Conference Track B - Damage Prevention Day 1 - October 12, :00 10:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 10:00-11:00 GENERAL SESSION: HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, Joel Heim, Northern Indiana Public Service Company Why do people do what they do? Why do people make errors? More importantly, how can you reduce human error? Join us to learn the answers to these questions and steps you can take to change culture. WELCOME 11:00 11:15 Track Chair, Maria Diaz, New Jersey Natural Gas PUBLIC AWARENESS OUTREACH PROGRAMS TARGETING EXCAVATORS 11:15 12:00 Maria Diaz, New Jersey Natural Gas and Michael Donahue, Public Service Electric & Gas The presenters will discuss how their programs have expanded to reach out to both large and small excavators. They will discuss how they provide additional training to excavators responsible for past damages. 12:00-1:30 LUNCH HOW EFFECTIVE IS YOUR DAMAGE PREVENTION PROGRAM? 1:30 2:15 Brandon Mariner, Central Hudson and Dan Fitzpatrick, Orange and Rockland The presenters will discuss how they have reduced damages by implementing changes to their programs, including implementing vehicle patrols of excavator jobsites to stop high risk behaviors before damages occur. HOW DOES YOUR COMPANY TRACK AND REPORT DAMAGE PREVENTION METRICS? 2:15 3:15 Bob Terjesen, National Grid and Bill Tappin, South Jersey Gas The panelists will share what key metrics they capture to meet their states requirements and assist them in managing their programs. Differences in metrics used and their underlying assumptions will be discussed. 3:15-3:30 ROUNDTABLE 3:30 4:30 Day 2 - October 13, :30 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast ATTAINING AND TRAINING EMPLOYEES TO MEET PEAK SEASONAL DEMANDS FOR LOCATING GAS ASSETS 8:30 9:15 John Fiume, National Grid and Eric Six, Heath Consultants CROSS BORE DETECTION AND MITIGATION BEST PRACTICES 9:15 10:15 Sadaat Khan, National Grid, Tom Hayes and Hilary Skinner, Hydromax The panelists will provide a presentation on what is new in cross bore detection technology and methods to lower the risk of cross bores when installing services. 10:15 10:30 IDENTIFYING NEAR MISSES, SHOULD THEY BE PART OF YOUR PROGRAM? 10:30 11:30 Dawn Maxwell and Scott Perry, Columbia Gas MA Columbia Gas programs and incentives to identify occurrences that could have resulted in damages and how they learn from these WRAP-UP AND ACTION ITEMS LDCs and their locating contractors are experiencing increased demands to respond to locate requests during the peak construction season. The panelists will share how they are addressing these demands.

6 2017 NGA Fall Operations Conference Track C - Pipeline Safety Management Day 1 - October 12, :00 10:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 10:00-11:00 GENERAL SESSION: HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, Joel Heim, Northern Indiana Public Service Company Why do people do what they do? Why do people make errors? More importantly, how can you reduce human error? Join us to learn the answers to these questions and steps you can take to change culture. WELCOME 11:00 11:15 Track Chair, Mel Ciulla, Unitil DISTRIBUTION INTEGRITY HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR SYSTEM? 11:15 12:00 Mel Ciulla, Charles Kickham and Stacey Kilroy, Unitil The presenters will share Unitil s innovative pipeline asset data acquisition program that improves the accuracy of pipeline material and installation data, and incorporates GPS aided location data to enhance threat identification and mitigation. This program was awarded NGA s 2017 Excellence in Safety Award. 12:00-1:30 LUNCH Sessions 3&4 PSMS - PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND LESSONS LEARNED 1:30 3:15 Tim Woycik, National Grid National Grid was one of the first utilities in the United States to develop a Pipeline Safety Management System. What are the components of their PSMS? How has it been adopted by their workforce? What are lessons learned from the implementation process? Join us and learn from an industry leader. 3:15-3:30 MANAGING THE RISKS OF GEOHAZARDS TO PIPELINES 3:30 4:30 Jen Holmstadt, WSB Pipelines intersect challenging landscapes that may negatively impact pipeline integrity. River systems, unstable slopes, and earthquakes are a few examples of hazards to pipelines. The presenter will discuss how these hazards can be effectively managed. Day 2 - October 13, :30 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 9:15 LESSONS LEARNED: CORROSION CONTROL MANAGEMENT Speaker Invited According to PHMSA, between 2006 and 2010 twenty percent of all major pipeline incidents were caused by corrosion on the pipeline. How have our corrosion management programs changed? Two utilities will present an overview of their integrity programs and how they address corrosion risks. UNDERSTANDING AND MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PHMSA S DIMP AUDIT FORM 24 9:15 10:15 Diana Camaiani, Vermont Gas and John Jacobi, G2 Solutions State and Federal regulators have begun utilizing a recently revised audit form. The panelists will discuss what is new on this form and how to prepare for DIMP audits using the form. 10:15 10:30 UPDATE ON PHMSA S MEGA RULE 10:30 11:30 John Jacobi, G2 Solutions The presenter will provide an update on PHMSA s efforts to finalize the major revisions to federal pipeline safety regulations for transmission pipelines that were proposed in The near-term and long-term impacts to pipeline integrity management programs will also be discussed. WRAP -UP AND ACTION ITEMS

7 2017 NGA Fall Operations Conference Track D - Quality Management Day 1 - October 12, :00 10:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 10:00-11:00 GENERAL SESSION: HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT Joel Heim, Northern Indiana Public Service Company Why do people do what they do? Why do people make errors? More importantly, how can you reduce human error? Join us to learn the answers to these questions and steps you can take to change culture. WELCOME 11:00 11:15 Track Chair, Don Cordone, National Grid THE NEW UTILITY QA/QC DEPARTMENT 11:15 12:00 CJ Anstead, NiSource Significant events in the past few years have led to the formation and revamping of utility QA/QC departments. In this session learn how Columbia Gas modified their QA/QC structure to improve the quality level in the construction and maintenance of their distribution system. Come ready to share your experiences and the structure of your company s QA/QC department. 12:00-1:30 LUNCH USING VIDEO AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO PERFORM FIELD INSPECTIONS 1:30 2:15 Alicia Farag, Locus View Companies are looking for innovative ways to perform inspections in the field. The practice of having one or more crew members make decisions on the quality of work is being questioned. What technologies are available that would allow for visual presentation of the field work performed for a subject matter expert s immediate approval. ROUNDTABLE 2:15 3:15 3:15-3:30 QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF A CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION CREW 3:30 4:30 Mike Hickey, Hallen Construction; Mark Albert, AGI Construction; others invited Creating a work crew is a complicated process that requires the assembly of the right people with the appropriate training. Once formed, processes and tools are in place to ensure the work performed by crews are done properly to customer standards. In this session, contractors will provide an overview of their quality management system for their construction crews. Day 2 - October 13, :30 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 9:15 ENSURING FIELD EMPLOYEES ARE QUALIFIED TO PERFORM WORK Lauren Toczylowski, Consolidated Edison and Craig Piano, Local 15 Managing company and contractor work crews is a challenge. Knowing who is qualified, what tasks they can perform, who is inspecting, and managing their records is a crucial function for an operator and contractor. In this session, you will hear how a utility company and their contractor work together to handle this process. IMPLEMENTING A DIGITAL INSPECTION PROGRAM 9:15 10:00 Ed White, Field 2 Base; David Bailey, Black & Veatch The presenters will discuss how implementing an automated electronic field inspection data collection format can improve data collection accuracy and reporting, increase productivity, and lead to more timely failure root cause analyses. 10:00 10:15 LESSONS LEARNED: NGA S OPERATOR QUALIFICATION QA/QC PROGRAM 10:15 11:15 Paul Armstrong, Northeast Gas Association and Brad Wong, Independent Contractor Speakers will share lessons learned from quality audits performed of NGA s OQ knowledge and skill assessments. These lessons learned played an important role in the recent changes made to the program. What additional changes may we see to knowledge and skill assessment components and the QA/QC Program? WRAP -UP AND ACTION ITEMS

8 2017 Fall Operations Conference October 12-13, 2017 General Information Who Should Attend Registration Click HERE to Register NGA s 2017 Fall Operations Conference is open to natural gas distribution and transmission company operations personnel with interests in customer field service, measurement, damage prevention, pipeline safety, quality management. Online registration is available on NGA s website Conference Contacts: Cancellation Policy: Due to contractual obligations, cancellations received 15 business days prior to the program will receive a full refund. Cancellations received 6 to 14 business days prior to the event will receive a refund, less a $100 administrative fee. No shows and last minute cancellations, 5 business days prior to the event or less, will be responsible for the full registration fee. Substitutions from your organization for the same event are always welcome. If you have questions regarding the conference, including the exhibit, please contact: Eileen Sitte at x117, esitte@northeastgas.org Dan Dessanti at x216, dessanti@northeastgas.org The 2017 Fall Exhibit - Sold Out - Member Rate: $ Non-Member Rate: $ Registration Deadline: October 6, 2017 Registration Online registration is available on NGA s website: then click on Member Login top left corner. Online Registration (for those not entered in NGA s on-line system) If you already have a username and password for the NGA site, you can register online right now. To log in go to NGA s website, After you login, click on the left side on the tab for Online Store. You will be taken to the store, Look for the 2017 Fall Conference. Click on the 2017 Fall Conference Attendees and continue registering from there. Online Registration (for those not entered in NGA s on-line system) If you are not yet registered with NGA for online access and would like to do so, you can complete the Individual Database Profile Form found on NGA s member log in screen. You can also Eileen Sitte at esitte@northeastgas.org, and request a form be ed to you. Please return the forms via to Eileen Sitte at esitte@northeastgas.org. NGA will contact you once you are entered in our database with a username and password for future access. Hotel: Marriott Hartford Downtown 200 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT Overnight accommodations are the responsibility of each individual. NGA has secured a block of rooms with a rate of $ per night. To make your reservation, call the hotel at Booking Website: NGA would like to hear from you! Are their any topics you would like to discuss at a roundtable? Any issues you would like to hear how others are dealing with it? Practices you would like to share or discuss? Please let NGA know and we will try to add it to the roundtable or wrap-up sessions. Make sure you add your comments during online registration. Northeast Gas Association 75 second Avenue, Suite 510, Needham, MA 02494