Operators often miss considering some of the relevant factors that must be reviewed when considering supplemental enhancements to the baseline […]
When I inspected for atmospheric corrosion, operators often had difficulty finding records to demonstrate their atmospheric coatings were suitable for
Different underground pipe girth weld coatings and different atmospheric paint coatings have varying surface prep standards. PHMSA expects operators to
A common misunderstanding in using incorporated by reference (IBR’d) standards is reading the “shoulds” in those standards as optional. When
To account for IR drop, operators must interrupt foreign rectifiers as well as their own that affect the area. In
Pressure tests under 192.500 and 195.310 require the records noted far below. From my inspections of hydrostatic pressure test records,
In my inspections of gas integrity management and hazardous liquids integrity management, I cited several operators for preventative and mitigative
I used to belong to the NASPR-PHMSA Distribution Team. In 2022 that team presented the top unsatisfactory inspection questions for
One of my common findings when inspecting public awareness plans was a lack of specificity regarding other language parameters in
Jeeping (holiday -coating void- detection) voltages used to detect holidays in pipe coating prior to lowering in newly constructed pipe
