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NGA Fall ConferencePHMSA’s New Construction Inspection Requirements
Thursday, October 8 3:30-4:30
Mel Ciulla, Unitil
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Amendment to 49 CFR 192.305
• PHMSA has delayed, indefinitely, the effective date of the amendment to 49 CFR 192.305 (pertaining to construction inspection). PHMSA will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing a new effective date. The rule as it was written requires an independent inspection of construction tasks (no self‐inspection). Since the issuance of the final rule, AGA has lobbied PHMSA to delay the rule, create a task group to address the concerns voiced by industry and state regulators, and move construction inspection oversight
forward in a reasonable fashion.
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# of Gas Metered Customers = 77,000# of Electric Customers = 100,500Miles of Main = 1,350Number of Services = 54,259Miles of Transmission = 85Number of Employees = 122 (gas)400 total (gas, electric, central services
Company Profile
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Agenda
Challenges
Highlights in Todays PresentationElectronic O&MContractor Oversight/TrainingInspector TrainingInspection ProcessAudits
Quality Management
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• In December 2008 Unitil acquired Northern Utilities. Customer base went from 15,000 to 77,000 overnight.
• Unitil began an accelerated main replacement program in both Northern Utility states.
• The amount of contractor crews performing work for Unitil doubled
• Unitil required a robust QA/QC program for contractor/company oversight
• Unitil required a new O&M in a short amount of time to incorporate all of the changes resulting from the acquisition.
Challenges
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Highlights
Unitil electronic O&M procedures
Contractor Oversight/TrainingOperation Qualification ManagementExpectationsGPS Mapping
Overview of Inspector TrainingConstruction / Welding / System MAOP
Construction Inspection ProcessForms / 2015 Results / Remediation's
Construction AuditsForms / Audit Process / Results
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Quality Management – Contractor Oversight
Quality Management
Quality Assurance
Procedural Manuals
Training & Contractor Orientation
Quality Control
Construction Inspections
Construction Audits
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• Quality Management Starts with Quality Assurance
Procedural Manuals – Electronic field access, tied to OQ & AOC’s
Training & OQ – Contractors are Required OQ through the NGA Regional Plan, (3) Day Contractor Orientation.
Daily Tailboards – Includes an O&M Procedure review and OQ Covered task and AOC Review.
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• Unitil O & M Manual
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• Contractor Training 2015
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Operator Qualification Management
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Unitil Operator Qualification Covered Tasks Tip Card
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Unitil Operator Qualification Covered Tasks AOC's Tip Card
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Tailboard Conference Plan – Gas Daily
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Tailboard Conference Plan – Gas Weekly
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Unitil/ Contractor Expectations GPS Mapping
Unitil requires GPS observations to be captured at approximately 50 foot intervals along the main and at strategic locations.
These strategic locations include tie‐ins, endpoints, service tees, all valves, butt fusion joints, welds, active and repaired leaks, test stations, points of inflection, and mechanical fittings.
GPS data collection shall be recorded while any existing facility is exposed and visible to the GPS collector.
GPS data collections equipment requires sub‐foot accuracy to ensure professional ‐ grade precision
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INSPECTOR TRAINING 2015
Unitil ‐MA / ME / NH
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Quality Control – Construction Inspectors
Construction Inspectors – Part of the construction group, Fully Operator Qualified, Mandatory Annual Training, Field Experience.
Span of Control – 1 to 4 Ratio (maximum), Included in project planning, also provides oversight and direction.
Daily Inspections – Electronic and tied to a daily work sheet, required remediation, monthly roll‐up reports to key Contractor & Company personnel .
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Expectations System MAOP Validation
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QA-QC UPC Construction Inspections (Deficiencies Found – Remediated) 2015
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Quality Control – Welding Inspectors
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Validate Welder Certifications
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Welder Qualification Reports
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Weld Map
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Weld Map
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NDT Report
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Quality Control Compliance Audits
Construction Auditors – Part of the compliance group (independent), Fully Operator Qualified, Mandatory Annual Training, Field Experience.
Span of Control – (2) full time auditors cover (35) contractor crews & 6 to 10 Company crews. Also audit other O&M activities.
Inspections – Target goal of (2) audits per month for each contractor crew.
Audit Checklist & Reporting – Includes O&M Procedures, OQ Covered Tasks, Associated AOC’s, Construction Activity, Safety (i.e. PPE, Traffic etc.)
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2013/2014 Compliance Audits – All Areas
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2013/2014 Compliance Audits – All Areas
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New/Renewal Main Work Audit
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New/Renewal Service Work Audit
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Completed Service Inspections Audit
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All Compliance Audits Are Forwarded To The Area Manager, Construction Supervisor, Distribution Supervisor, Director of Gas
Operations and the Contractor Management Staff
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Root Cause To Remediation Report Compliance Inspections All Areas
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“We Do Realize That We Will Never Be Perfect, But
The Real Measure Is In How We Address
Situations When They Arise” - Unitil
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• Ed Connors• Manager, Gas
Compliance• [email protected]
Find Us Online
www.aga.org
www.truebluenaturalgas.org
http://twitter.com/naturalgasflk
www.facebook.com/naturalgas
www.linkedin.com/company/50905?trk=tyah
AGA Contractor Oversight Round Table Minneapolis Minnesota
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Questions
Late 1800's gas meter made by the D. McDonald & Co. in Albany NY. The porcelain pressure gauge was made by the American Meter Company.
Measures 12.5" high & 8.5" in diameter. The meter is 3.5" in diameter 10 lbs