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Regulations: during and after rehabilitation
US FEDERAL PIPELINE SAFETY
REGULATIONS:
Compliance during and after rehabilitation
INTRODUCTION
As more and more emphasis is being placed on the safety of existing
pipelines, rehabilitation of these systems has moved to the top of many of the
gas and hazardous liquid pipeline operator's agendas. The areas of concern
cover public safety and protection of the environment from pollution.
The Congress continues to demand an expansion of the pipeline safety
regulatory programme in this area of pipeline integrity. If there is any question
as to the direction, one only has to look at the Pipeline Safety Act of 1991 (HR
1489) now working its way through the Congress, thus placing more regula-
tory action on the DOT/OPS.
PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS
The regulations impacting on pipeline safety are: 49CFR part 191 -
Transportation of Natural and other Gas by Pipeline; Annual Reports,
Incident Reports and Safety Related Condition Reports, 49CFR Part 192 -
Transportation of Natural and other Gas by Pipeline; Minimum Federal
Safety Standards, 49CFR Part 195 - Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by
Pipeline; and 49CFR Part 199 - Drug Testing. These regulations do not
specifically address rehabilitation; however, the overall requirements do
cover all aspects of rehabilitation, one way or other, depending upon the
work and activities selected by the operator.
As background, let's look at the several terms used in the regulations with
some basic dictionary definitions:
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