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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

PHMSA field inspections of breakout tanks typically include a check for a 1 % slope away from the tank bottom

The term nominal diameter is used with different meanings in different parts of pipeline code.  Be careful you understand the

Website:  https://solempipelinesafetyconsulting.com/ Recording as found and as left pressures as well as setpoints during pressure relief valve testing is required

At least through the 2024 PHMSA inspection forms, the hazardous liquids IMP questions had a section of facilities (see definition

Class location code in 192.5 states: 192.5 Class locations. (a) This section classifies pipeline locations for purposes of this part.

PHMSA and state pipeline safety inspectors are taught to review overpressure protection test records for all inputs to a natural