As part of our team’s review of the 2020 PHMSA Enforcement Actions related to the pipeline control room, we identified three pipeline alarm management violations of the PHMSA Control Room Management Rule (CRM Rule). The violations were found in Section…
PHMSA publicly reports enforcement actions across all areas of pipeline operations, including the pipeline control room. Our team recently dug into the 2020 PHMSA Enforcement Actions related to violations of 49 CFR 192.631 and 49 CFR 195.446 control room management.…
Earlier this year, we noted that PHMSA was planning to inspect each pipeline’s control room within the next three years. Now, during the global pandemic, PHMSA has actually increased their pace of audits through virtual inspections. The increased rate of…
Pipeline operators have many tools at their disposal to support pipeline safety and compliance. However, we have found that many operators have not implemented the appropriate tools or have gaps in their toolset to achieve what we call natural compliance.…
In 2010, two pipeline incidents occurred, both of which had worsened impacts due to the time required to identify a rupture and isolate the incident. These two incidents led to the eventual introduction of the “Valve & Rupture Rule.” Marshall,…
Cybersecurity is increasingly critical in pipeline operations. In February 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an industry-specific report about ransomware targeting pipeline operators. The report encouraged pipeline operators to review the techniques of bad actors included in…
In October 2019, PHMSA published Part 1 of the Gas Gathering Rule focused on pipeline safety: “Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements, and Other Related Amendments.” Included in the Gas Transmission Final Rule was the…
Earlier this year, we relayed an update that PHMSA Enforcement Actions increased significantly in 2019 compared to 2018. Our team dug into the 223 reported enforcement cases and found 14 control room-specific cases. These “inadequacies” were related to several categories…
On May 28, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a proposed role for gas pipeline regulatory reform. PHMSA issued the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens to align with recent executive orders…
On April 16, 2020, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published to the federal registry a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning liquid pipelines. The goal of the proposed rulemaking, “Pipeline Safety: Regulatory Reform for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines,”…
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