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Safe Work Permitting and the Move Toward Connected Field Operations with Muddy Boots

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In field operations, safe work permitting is the point where planning, safety, and execution come together before work begins. The permit process helps ensure the job scope is understood, hazards are considered, and work is authorized under the right conditions. Because of that, safe work permits are more than administrative documents. They are an operational […]

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Alarm Management in Pipeline Operations

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Resources and Practical Guidance Alarm management is a foundational component of pipeline control room operations. It supports the identification of abnormal operating conditions, enables timely operator response, and contributes to overall operational safety and performance. A range of industry standards, regulatory requirements, and operational practices define how alarm management systems should be designed, implemented, and

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Pipeline Safety & Compliance

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A Practical Resource Guide for Process, MOC, and Program Management Pipeline safety and compliance programs continue to evolve as operators navigate increasing regulatory expectations, operational complexity, and the need for consistent execution across systems and teams. Frameworks like Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS), along with oversight from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),

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PHMSA Control Room Management Enforcement in 2025: Insights from the Case Notes

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In our previous post, PHMSA Control Room Management Enforcement in 2025: An Overview, we examined the volume and distribution of Control Room Management (CRM) enforcement actions opened in 2025. That first article established the numerical baseline: 15 CRM-related enforcement cases and 94 element-level findings under §192.631 and §195.446. This second article moves from numbers to

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Where You’ll Find Muddy Boots This Year

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2026 Muddy Boots Events Schedule As part of our continued commitment to the measurement and pipeline operations community, the Muddy Boots team plans to attend several industry conferences and events throughout the remainder of the year and into early next year. These events provide an opportunity for meaningful, in-person conversations with the professionals who use,

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Stakeholder Culture: The Foundation Beneath Safety Programs

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Defining Stakeholder Culture In pipeline operations, culture is often discussed but rarely defined with precision. It appears in mission statements, training materials, and post-incident reviews, but it can still feel abstract or difficult to pin down. It can also be challenging to connect the day-to-day work performed by employees and contractors to the broader cultural

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PHMSA Control Room Management Enforcement in 2025: An Overview

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Each year, enforcement actions issued by PHMSA provide a practical view into how control room requirements are evaluated across the industry. While individual cases reflect specific operational circumstances, reviewing enforcement data in aggregate helps clarify where regulatory attention has been focused and how control room programs are assessed in practice. This blog takes a numbers-driven

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Keeping Your Program Audit-Ready: A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Compliance

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For pipeline operators, audit readiness is often viewed as something to address only when an inspection notice arrives. In practice, operators that navigate audits most effectively take a very different approach. They view audit readiness as a natural outcome of how their programs are designed, managed, and executed every day. Maintaining an audit-ready program does

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Our 2026 Year-End Letter: CRM Suite

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Reflecting on Progress, Partnership, and the Advancement of Control Room Excellence As we look back on another impactful year in pipeline operations, we are reminded of how essential collaboration is to continuous improvement. The CRM Suite is built to support safe, compliant, and high-performing control rooms—and in 2025, we had the privilege of partnering with

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Our 2026 Year-End Letter: Muddy Boots

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Enabling Accurate Field Measurement, Efficient Operations, and Connected Teams Across the Industry As we close out 2025, we want to start by recognizing the people closest to the work. Field operators, measurement professionals, technicians, supervisors, and operations leaders rely on Muddy Boots every day to execute consistent, repeatable field activities. Your work underpins safe and

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