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March 13, 2025
Pipeline Safety Tip of the Month – March 3, 2025
Website: https://solempipelinesafetyconsulting.com/ Recording as found and as left pressures as well as setpoints during pressure relief valve testing is required […]
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Pipeline Safety Tip of the Month – February 3, 2025
At least through the 2024 PHMSA inspection forms, the hazardous liquids IMP questions had a section of facilities (see definition […]
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Pipeline Safety Tip of the Month – January 2, 2025
Class location code in 192.5 states: 192.5 Class locations. (a) This section classifies pipeline locations for purposes of this part. […]
Read full tipNovember 25, 2024
Pipeline Safety Tip of the Month – November 1, 2024
PHMSA and state pipeline safety inspectors are taught to review overpressure protection test records for all inputs to a natural […]
Read full tipNovember 25, 2024
Pipeline Safety Tip of the Month – December 2, 2024
One of the more confusing issues for small hazardous liquids operators is compliance with PHMSA required emergency plans. For oil […]
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Pipeline Safety Tip of the Month – October 1, 2024
Website: https://solempipelinesafetyconsulting.com/ One of the most common and easily preventable findings I encountered while a PHMSA inspector was plugged […]
Read full tipSeptember 3, 2024
Pipeline Safety Tip of the Month – Sept 3, 2024 – Solem Pipeline Safety Consulting, LLC
Website: https://solempipelinesafetyconsulting.com/ In 2022 – my last year with PHMSA – I inspected a midwestern natural gas transmission operator who […]
Read full tipJuly 25, 2024
Pipeline Safety Tip of the Month – August 1, 2024
Over my career I have reviewed operations and maintenance (O&M) manuals for over 150 operators. Some of the features of […]
Read full tipJuly 25, 2024
Pipeline Safety Tip of the Month – July 1, 2024
I have conducted many construction inspections across gas distribution, gas transmission and hazardous liquids. The code requirements for gas pipeline […]
Read full tipJune 3, 2024
June 2024 Pipeline Safety Tip
This month I want to discuss PHMSA’s inspection of calibration records and the expectation that data will be quality data. […]
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May Pipeline Safety Tip
This month’s special: 2 hours free consulting via telephone or online meeting. Over my career as a pipeline safety inspector […]
Read full tipApril 1, 2024
April Pipeline Safety Tip
I was a member of the joint National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) – PHMSA Distribution Integrity Management (DIMP) […]
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