2019 ND/SD Pipeline Safety Operator Training (PSOT) Information
Date: April 2-3, 2019
Location: Ramada by Wyndham Bismarck, 1400 East Interchange Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501
Agenda:
Registration Required: please register by March 11, 2019
Speaker Biographies:
- Jon Bell, Lake Superior Consulting
- Ryan Schmaltz, North Dakota One Call
- Mike Hines, Fiber Optic Sensing Association
- Dewitt Burdeaux, TRC Solutions
- Steve Allen, Energy Worldnet (EWN)
- Teresa Hendrickson, Montana-Dakota Utilities
- Larry Janes, South Dakota 811
- Mary Zanter, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
- Leticia Santos, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminstration (PHMSA)
- Arnie E. Siverson, North Dakota Public Service Commission Gas Pipeline Safety Program Manager
Presentations:
- Pipeline Safety Management Systems (Steve Allen, Energy Worldnet)
- PHMSA Safety of Gas Gathering and Transmission Rule (DeWitt Burdeaux, TRC)
- Part 191 and Other Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Pipelines (Mike Jump, PHMSA-Training & Qualifications)
- PHMSA Pipeline Safety Regulatory Update (Leticia Santos, PHMSA-Training & Qualifications)
- Plastic Pipe Final Rule Update (Leticia Santos, PHMSA-Training & Qualifications)
- South Dakota Common Ground Alliance Update (Mary Zanter, SD Public Utilities Commission)
- Pipeline Safety Advocacy Efforts (Sonal Patni, American Gas Association)
- Fiber Optic Sensing for Pipeline Leak and Damage Prevention (Mike Hines, Fiber Optic Sensing Association)
- South Dakota State Program Manager Report (Mary Zanter, SD Pipeline Safety Program Manager)
- North Dakota State Program Manager Report (Arnie Siverson, Pipeline Safety Program Manager, NDPSC)
Archived Information from Previous Years:
2017 ND/SD/WY Pipeline Safety Operator Training (PSOT) Seminar Information
March 29-30, 2017 - Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, Rapid City, SD
Presentations:
- North Dakota State Program Manager Report (Craig Reamann & Aaron Morman, North Dakota PSC)
- South Dakota State Program Manager Report (Mary Zanter, South Dakota PUC)
- North Dakota One Call Update (Ryan Schmaltz, North Dakota One Call)
- Pipeline Safety Management System (Chris McLaren, PHMSA)
- Anti Drug & Alcohol Misuse Prevention (Robert Miller, Veriforce)
- Plastic Piping Information (Harold Winnie, PHMSA)
- Excavator Enforcement Update (Dave Mulligan, PHMSA)
- Plastic Pipe Database Collection Initiative (Anita Romero, Plastic Pipe Database Committee, American Gas Association)
- Control Room Management (Robert Miller, Veriforce)
- PHMSA Rulemaking Update (Chris McLaren, PHMSA)
- Excess Flow Valve Rule (Boice Hillmer, South Dakota PUC)
- Additional Reference Document - Elster Perfection Excess Flow Valves (Xcel Spreadsheet)
2016 ND/SD Pipeline Safety Operator Training (PSOT) Seminar Information
April 12-13, 2016 - Holiday Inn Riverside, Minot, ND
Presentations:
- North Dakota State Program Manager Report
- South Dakota State Program Manager Report
- Gas Technology Institute R&D Update - Technologies to Enhance Pipeline Safety
- EWN Updates
- ISN Contractor Management Industry Trends
- North Dakota Common Ground Alliance
- South Dakota PUC 2015 Rule Changes and What They Mean
- North Dakota Pipeline Association Presentation
- South Dakota One Call Presentation
- PHMSA Regulatory Update
- Operator Qualification Crash Course
- API 15S Spoolable Composite Pipeline Systems
- New Rules Summary: