On
October 30, 2014 The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA) posted updated guidance for inspectors to use
during inspections for Gas and Liquid Operations Manuals. This guidance is
meant to help with consistency in inspections. The guidance describes the
practices used by PHMSA inspectors and other enforcement personnel when
undertaking their official duties. This document is not meant to create any new
legal obligations and regulation is still the controlling factor. Changes to
the guidance from the previous version include: updating the interpretation
summaries; addition of Advisory Bulletins and updating probable violations.
Additional guidance was added from Final Orders issued as a result of previous
incidents / inspections.
For a copy of PHMSA’s O&M Enforcement Guidance document, please contact Jessica
Foley.