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Title: Qualification Of Pipeline Personnel
Author: Stephen J. Cansler
Source: 1997 Gulf Coast Measurement Short Course (Now called ASGMT)
Year Published: 1997
Abstract: The pipeline safety regulations carmot be fully effective in preventing and mitigating pipeline accidents unless personnel understand the regulations and have the knowledge and skills needed to perform their jobs safely. It will be the operators responsibility to ensure that such personnel are qualified to perform operating, maintenance, and emergency response fiinctions which are the essential steps in making the regulations effective. Also, employees will need to be knowledgeable about safety-related elements, such as flammability, toxicity, pwtential ignition sources, and to be able to recognize and appropriately react to abnormal and emergency conditions. In accidents clearly recognized as involving human error, circumstances often indicate that a lack of training has been a significant factor in the accident. On July 2, 1996, Reseai-ch and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) withdrew the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Qualifications of Pipeline Personnel. RSPA believes that an alternative method of rulemaking can provide a better forum to establish communications between the interested parties and a consensus on a new rule. There were 131 conmients received, 111 from pipeline companies, 8 fiom pipeline-related associations, 4 from state and federal agencies, and 8 from other interested parties. The following provides a summary of the comments.

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