The Pipeline Safety Auditing: Federal Compliance Guide is an easy-to-use tool designed to assess a pipeline facility’s compliance with applicable federal DOT regulations. This guide is a valuable resource for pipelines and related facilities that transport materials covered under the 49 CFR 190 regulations, including hazardous liquids and carbon dioxide pipelines, liquefied natural gas (LNG) systems, and natural gas systems.
It is used by Environmental Managers, Safety Managers and Transportation Managers in any organization that transports chemicals, oil or gas through a pipeline.
Benefits
- Covers regulations for all onshore pipeline facilities
- Includes ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 information
- Leads the user through construction of a pipeline, as well as testing, operation, maintenance, and emergency response
- Interprets DOT regulations in the areas of:
- Alcohol testing for critical employees
- Emergency response planning, training, prevention, and reporting
- Minimum standards for inspection, maintenance, and repair of pipelines and related facilities
- Recordkeeping programs
- Siting, design, and construction of pipelines and related facilities
- Training programs for employees
- Answers frequently asked questions
- Applies Good Management Practices (GMP) principles throughout
- Provides cross-referencing of regulations and indicates where to find them in the guide
Topic Areas
- Alcohol testing for critical employees
- Design and construction of pipelines and related facilities
- Emergency response
- Hazardous liquids, including crude oil, butane, propane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide
- ISO 14000
- ISO 9000
- Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
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- Minimum inspection standards
- Natural gas pipelines and related facilities
- Operation
- Recordkeeping
- Repair
- Siting
- Testing
- Training programs
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Features
| Applicability Tables | Applicability Tables facilitate quick and easy determination of which regulations and sections of the checklists apply to specific facility operations |
| Pre-Audit Preparation | Lists materials to be reviewed before conducting an audit |
| Rulebook | Provides comprehensive, detailed requirement statements, with guidance on compliance issues and inspection procedures and practices
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| Scoresheet | Enable quick recording of a facility’s compliance status for each requirement. Additional features include Customizable Scoresheets.
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