Hazardous liquid and gas pipeline operators are tasked with the responsibility of complying with the federal and state regulatory requirements to ensure that personnel are trained, certified and operator qualified to gather information and data of pipeline defects that are to be assessed properly after in-line inspection runs, direct assessment or other maintenance activities. This requires that technical personnel be qualified in many tasks and experienced in all phases of direct examination of corrosion, gouges, dents, weld defects, cracks, wrinkle bends, SCC, construction defects, etc.

Subject
Pipeline operations, Materials, Piping, Pipelines, Technicians, Mechanical failure, Defects, Direct assessment, Health, safety, and environment, Engineers, Training and certification, Coating defects, Soil
Keywords:
Direct examination, field validation digs, corrosion defect assessment, coatings, torsion, mechanical defects, ductility, axial loads, and fatigue
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