Final Jeopardy
What is the most recent effective date for Arkansas Appendix in OM39?
01/01/2017
What 4 records are required for Odorant Monitoring?
What Page# and OM#?
A) Three qualitative records:
1) Odorant measurement instrument tests
2) ‘Sniff tests’
3) Customer gas leak call service orders
B) One quantitative record:
4) Odorant inventory calculation
Page:3 / OM 39
What is the newest effective date of OM27?
10/01/2019
What PHMSA standard refers to PATROLLING HIGH CONSEQUENCE AREAS ON TRANSMISSION LINES OPERATING BELOW 30% SMYS and TRANSMISSION LINES OPERATING <30% SMYS IN CLASS 3 & 4 NOT IN AN HCA?
[192.935(d)]
How often do you calibrate odorant measurement instruments?
Page #?
OM #?
Annually not to exceed 15 months.
Page 6 / OM 39
What 4 methods of patrolling are listed in OM 27?
Walking
Driving
Flying
Or other appropriate means of traversing the right-of-way
Odor fading can happen to what pipe?
This is caused by what?
Page#'s? OM#?
Steel & Plastic
Increase with the presence of liquids and liquid hydrocarbons in the pipe.
Pages 7 & 8 / OM39
What Page does the Iowa Appendix start on for Odorization?
Page 12
How often do you patrol a Class 1 & 2 location for Highways and Railroads?
Page #?
OM#?
7-1/2 Months: but at least twice each calendar year.
Page 3 / OM 27
What is the effective date for the Kansas appendix for OM27?
01/01/2017
What Kansas appendix replaces PHMSA 192.625 (f) & (g)?
KAR 82-11-4(aa)
When patrolling all employees are to be aware of surface conditions or evidence of what?
• Tampering
• Vandalism or damage
• Activities on private and industrial sites
• Unusual or abnormal conditions
New gas main over 2,500 ft. that has been idle for an extended period must have an odometer reading below 0.8% gas in air prior to what?
Installing New Services
What does (a) state under PLASTIC TRANSMISSION PIPELINES?
A) Monitor all known excavations conducted on covered segments. If evidence is found of encroachment involving excavation near a covered segment that qualified personnel did not monitor, qualified personnel must: 1) Excavate the area near the encroachment 2) Remediate any indication of a discontinuity warranting direct examination. Reference OM131.6 [192.935(e) applying 192.935(b)(1)(iv)]
The possibility exists that gas escaping underground may not be odorized by the time it reaches the air, what is this called?
Page#?
OM#?
Soil Absorption
Page 8 / OM39
Unusual or Abnormal Conditions may take the form of, but are not limited to?
List the Non-Highlighted AOC's only.
• New Construction
• Demolition
• Directional Drilling
• Other Utility Excavation
• Public Road Excavation
• Fire Adjacent To Above Grade Facilities
• Indications Of Leaks