Pipeline Operator Qualification Training

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Operator Qualification Rule

• OQ Qualification of Personnel
• Workers must be able to demonstrate
• Knowledge
• Skills and Abilities
• Ability to recognize and react to general and
  task specific abnormal operating condtions

• The Rule
• Developing an Operator Qualification (OQ)
  program, following their written OQ plan
• Establishing a covered task list applicable to
  their system, and
• Defining the training and qualification
  requirements for personnel performing covered
  tasks on their pipeline facility
• Ensuring their contractors and vendors comply
  with their program requirements

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Master Evaluators
Training and Assessment Center OQ training and
assessment - We can perform operator
qualification via Mobile Lab, in the field or at
our ATAC (Training and Assessment
Center) Midland Training Center 8409 W.
Interstate 20, Suite 8 MIdland, TX
79707 Corpus Christi Training Center 400 SPID,
Suite 103B Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Operator Qualification PHMSA OQ - 49 CFR 192 and
195 
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MEA Energy Association - 3rd Party Evaluator
NCCER Operator Qualification Pipeline Program
1. Training 2. Testing 3. Performance
Evaluation 192 Natural Gas 195 Liquid Pipeline
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DAMAGE PREVENTION COUNCIL OF TEXAS
Who We Are We are a collective of industry
leaders and stakeholders including contractors,
utility operators, pipeline operators,
municipalities, utility locators, excavators,
engineers and other industry focused volunteers.
Purpose To facilitate communication, cooperation
and coordination among all industry stakeholders
in the prevention of underground utility
damages. To heighten stakeholder awareness to the
requirements of Texas Utilities Code, Title 5,
Chapter 251 Underground Facility Damage
Prevention Safety Act To heighten stakeholder
awareness to the requirements of Railroad
Commission of Texas Title 16, Chapter 18
Underground Pipeline Damage Prevention
regulations. To promote safe digging best
practices To sponsor, promote and participate in
education and training programs related to the
prevention of damage to facilities in an effort
to increase public safety and environmental
protection by including the four steps to safe
digging
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