NGA's 2024 Pipeline Safety Regulation Workshop Part 192
In-Person Learning Experience October 29-30th 2024

NGA is pleased to bring you the Pipeline Safety Regulation Workshop (Part 192) - in-person, this fall!

This workshop will be held at the National Grid Operations Center, 25 HUB Drive, Melville, Long Island, New York, 11747 from October 29-30, 2024. Classes begin promptly at 8am and conclude on Day-1 at 5 pm and on Day 2, the session will conclude with a final knowledge check by 4pm.

CLICK HERE to Register through the NGA member portal

Course Instructors are from The Blacksmith Group / P-PIC

The course provides a review and practical application of federal regulations in 49 CFR Parts 191 and 192 that apply to distribution and transmission piping systems. The course will take the student through a "what, why & how" approach to federal pipeline safety regulations, including their intent and the significant requirements that apply to distribution systems as well as compliance implications of the Pipes Act. The session will also explore the PHMSA Website and review valuable pipeline safety information “tools” students should become familiar with.

Each session will include instruction and visual examples and conclude with a homework assignment on Day-1 to complete before the next session.

Session Topics include areas such as:

Day 1

Part 1 – PHMSA Website Overview, Other Pipeline Safety
Part 2 - Reference Tools Background, Materials, Pipe Design
Part 3 - Welding, Joining and Construction and Design of Components

Part 4 - Corrosion Control and Customer Meters, Service Regulators and Service Lines
Part 5 - Test Requirements, Uprating and MAOP

Knowledge Check Homework

Day 2

Part 6 - Operations and Maintenance
Part 7 - Distribution Integrity Management

Part 8 - Transmission Integrity Management
Part 9 - Operator Qualification and Drug and Alcohol Programs

Final Knowledge Check

Find the program one pager HERE
For more information about The Blacksmith Group, please CLICK HERE

Nearby hotel accomodations at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington.