Ohio s One-Stop Utility Resource. Gas Pipeline Safety. Ed Steele, Section Chief Gas Pipeline Safety Section

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1 Gas Pipeline Safety Ed Steele, Section Chief Gas Pipeline Safety Section

2 Program Structure The Gas Pipeline Safety Program is a Federally certified program (Intrastate and Interstate agent) In order to participate, each state must file a certification with the Federal Government each year In that certification, you must list your past year s performance, estimated costs, incidents, inspector qualification, and jurisdictional operators. In return, each state receives up to 50% of their funding from the Federal Government based on performance, jurisdiction, and qualifications. The remaining portion of our funding comes from the utility assessment and an additional assessment specifically on GPS operators.

3 Rules Ohio Revised Code through Regulatory authority Ohio Administrative Code 4901:1 16 Rules developed to enforce regulatory authority We adopt the Federal Minimum Gas Pipeline Safety Standards as part of these rules

4 Rules Adopt Federal Regulations Additional requirements Construction reporting Leak Classification Master Meter Annual Reporting Annual Incident/Outage/Construction reports

5 Regulations 49 CFR (Code of Federal Regulation) Part 192 Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards Part 191 Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Annual Reports, Incident Reports, and Safety Related Condition Reports Part 199 Drug and Alcohol Testing Part 40 Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures

6 Regulations 49 CFR Part 192 Regulations covering the following: Materials Design Welding of steel Joining of materials other than by welding General Construction Corrosion Control Test requirements Uprating

7 Regulations (continued) Operations Maintenance Qualification of Personnel Integrity Management

8 Material Types of Pipe Steel Plastic Marking of materials

9 Pipe Design Design formula Steel pipe Plastic pipe Yield Strength Limitations for plastic pipe

10 Welding of Steel Procedures Qualification of welders Protection from weather Nondestructive testing Repair or removal of defects

11 Joining of Materials Other Than by Welding Plastic Pipe Fusion Qualified joining procedure Qualification of employees to this procedure Metallic Pipe Couplings

12 General Construction Installation Inspection of materials Depth of installation Proper backfill Casings Underground clearance

13 Corrosion Control External Corrosion Pipelines installed after July 31, 1971 Pipelines installed before August 1, 1971

14 Corrosion Control Protective Coating Cathodic Protection Monitoring Test Stations Interference Atmospheric Corrosion Remedial Measures

15 Test Requirements >30% SMYS (life of pipeline) <30% SMYS but above 100 psi (life of pipeline) <100 psi (5 years) Plastic Pipe (5 years) Must keep records for the life of the pipeline on these tests

16 Uprating Required when you need additional supply in the pipeline Review of pipeline system history Written plan Done in increments (25%), pressure held constant, system checked for leaks Records kept for life of pipeline

17 Operations Operation and Maintenance procedures Review of population along the pipeline Continuing Surveillance Damage Prevention Program Emergency Plan Public Education

18 Operations Establishment of Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Odorization of Gas Purging of Pipelines

19 Maintenance Leakage Surveys Line Markers Repair Records Patrolling Abandonment of Facilities

20 Maintenance Pressure limiting stations Overpressure Protection Valve maintenance

21 Operator Qualification Qualifications of individuals performing covered tasks on a pipeline Covered task Performed on a pipeline Operations or maintenance task Performed as requirement of Pipeline Safety Code Affects the operation or integrity of the pipeline

22 Operator Qualification Identify covered tasks and intervals Evaluate individuals performing covered tasks to ensure that they are qualified Keep records

23 Pipeline Integrity Management For Transmission Pipelines our newest addition to the regulations requires more documentation and process evaluation than other parts of 192 Developed as a result of some major pipeline incidents

24 Pipeline Integrity Management Requires operators to: Identify high consequence areas in their pipeline system Identify potential threats (third party damage, corrosion, construction, manufacturing, weather, etc.) Determine the risk and consequences of failure in these areas. Develop a baseline assessment plan (risk ranking of the HCA s) Conduct assessments by: in line pigging, pressure testing, or Direct Assessment

25 Pipeline Integrity Management Requires them to remediate/repair specific anomalies found during assessmentdents/cracks/wall loss areas Develop preventative and mitigative measuresextra monitoring during excavations near their pipelines, adding extra valves, performing extra or accelerated leakage surveys, etc. Develop a continual evaluation and reassessment plan They will assess all HCA s by % by 2007

26 Staff Chief, Ed Steele, 19 years in GPS, Chief for 14 Administrative Assistant, Tina Holbert 15 years Field Investigators Joel Zavitz 22 years Bill Rubenstahl 19 years Victor Omameh 17 years Ted Ressler 12 years Jill Henry 11 years Paul Hollinger 6 years Mike Purcell 1 + year Mary Alspach 1 year In the process of hiring another investigator

27 Training Transportation Safety Institute Week long classes held in Oklahoma City, OK PL00250 Safety Evaluation of Gas Pipeline Systems PL00254 Joining of Pipeline Materials PL00255 Gas Pressure Regulation and Overpressure protection PL00256 Pipeline Failure Investigative Techniques PL00257 Pipeline Safety Regulation Application and Compliance Procedures PL00291 Fundamentals of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems Technology & Operation PL00292 Safety Evaluation of Inline Inspection (ILI) / Pigging Program PL00293 Corrosion Control of Pipeline Systems Receiving a 70% grade on the final exam is required to pass and to keep employment with the P.U.C.O.

28 Training In addition to these classes, several computer based training CDs and DVDs have been developed and are mandatory: Operator Qualification Integrity Management 7 developed to date Internal Corrosion We also attend and are required to pass the Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Courses in Morgantown, WV. Basic, Intermediate and Advanced courses

29 Inspections Inspections Intrastate (start and stop within the state) Distribution Transmission Municipal Master Meter Gathering Lines Interstate (cross state borders) Transmission Storage Facilities Compressor Stations New Construction Incident Investigations Safety Related Conditions Complaints/Inquiries

30 Inspections Intrastate 163 Intrastate operators (223 inspection Units) Each inspection includes: Operation and Maintenance procedures Emergency Plan review Record review Field verification Drug and Alcohol procedures and testing Operator Qualifications Incident Investigation (where appropriate) These audits can take anywhere between a few days to four weeks to complete.

31 What We Do Interstate Transmission 8 Interstate Operators (17 Inspection Units) We are agents of the Federal Government for all interstate inspections We do all of the inspections and refer any corrective action/forfeitures to the Feds for their enforcement action Look at the same compliance requirements as intrastate operators

32 Inspections Our inspection / audits consist of the following: Review of company procedures and policies Review of company records Observation of work done by company employees in the field Comparison of company records to condition of items in the field

33 Inspections All reviewed records / procedures / field items are documented on the inspection form Condition of field facilities Records that are reviewed

34 Enforcement Non compliances Whenever an operator does not comply with the GPS rules and regulations We issue a notice of probable noncompliance Investigator follows up on this until it is corrected If it is a repeat or egregious violation, GPS has the option to open a GPS case which is decided on by the Commission In most cases, whenever a GPS is opened, there is normally a civil penalty involved GPS can now collect $100,000 per day per violation up to a cap of $500,000 for a related series of violations Since we started collection civil penalties in 1988, GPS has collected over $850,000 in collected fines.

35 New Construction All new or replacement pipeline construction that exceeds $200,000 must be reported to GPS GPS will investigate these projects to ensure compliance with applicable GPS regulations Proper Material Installation Qualifications

36 Incident Investigations Whenever there is a unintended release of gas that results in: Death Personal Injury requiring in patient hospitalization Property damage (including the cost of gas lost) that exceeds $50,000 Operator must call GPS within 2 hours

37 Incident Investigations GPS will send an investigator to the scene to determine: Procedures were followed Operator was in or out of compliance Emergency plan was followed

38 Outage Reports Each operator must report to the GPS Section each outage of 100 or more customers that exists for more than 2 hours 30 and 60 day follow up reports.

39 Safety Related Conditions Whenever an operator discovers a condition on the pipeline that compromises its integrity, as described in , they must report it to GPS Describing the situation Describing what they did to make the situation safe How the will correct the problem GPS will follow up on this report

40 Complaints/Inquiries These come from several sources IAD (formerly PIC) Public Consumers Disgruntled ex employees Legislature GPS will investigate, make sure the situation is safe and try to resolve the issue

41 New Federal Requirements Operator Qualification Integrity Management

42 Future Items Statewide Riser Investigation New Gathering line definition Kicking off Transmission Integrity Management Distribution Integrity Management