52 Pa. Code § 59.141 - Qualification of pipeline personnel
(a)
Scope. This section establishes requirements for a hazardous
liquid public utility to qualify an individual that performs covered tasks and
construction tasks on a pipeline facility.
(b)
Qualification program.
In addition to the provisions of a written qualification program as required in
49 CFR
195.505 (relating to qualification program),
a qualification program must include all of the following:
(1) The adoption of the provisions for a
written qualification program, as required in
49 CFR
195.505, for construction tasks.
(2) A process that trains an individual
qualified, as defined in 49
CFR 195.503 (relating to definitions), to
identify and react to facility-specific abnormal operating
conditions.
(3) Requalification
intervals for each covered task and each construction task. A hazardous liquid
public utility shall requalify an individual for each covered task and each
construction task at intervals not exceeding those required by the hazardous
liquid public utility's qualification program. Requalification must include
training and evaluation for a hazardous liquid public utility employee or
contractor using the procedures and equipment required by the hazardous liquid
public utility for an initial qualification.
(4) A list of the minimum required standards
for OQ certification for each covered task and construction task generated in
consultation with industry and advocacy groups.
(5) OQ certification.
(6) Local and project-specific
information.
(c)
Records. In addition to the provisions of recordkeeping as
required by 49 CFR
195.507 (relating to recordkeeping), a
hazardous liquid public utility shall maintain qualification records as
required in 49 CFR
195.507 for construction tasks. A hazardous
liquid public utility shall provide qualification records of an individual
performing covered tasks, as described in
49 CFR
195.507, and construction tasks to the
Pipeline Safety Section upon request.
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