Quick-Hit coming your way? One item of interest from the OPS Integrity Management meeting in Houston on August 7 and 8 was the inspection process for integrity management programs. OPS intends to do "quick hit" inspections of all affected operators in the first 4 months of 2002. During these inspections, OPS will:
- ensure that appropriate segments that could affect HCAs have been identified,
- ensure that baseline assessment plans and integrity management programs have all the essential elements,
- identify any noteworthy practices that should be shared with other pipeline operators, and
- prioritize operators for more in-depth inspections to be conducted later in 2002.
The presentation materials from this workshop are now available at http://www.cycla.com/opsiswc/wc.dll?webdoc~Details~&id;=001848&query;=no&prj;=0052⊂=11&lp;=62&u;=lp. The next workshop will be held on October 10 and 11, 2001 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Renaissance Houston Hotel, 6 Greenway Plaza East, Houston, Texas, 77046, 713-629-1200 or 800-Hotels-1. Rooms may be reserved within a block identified as "DOT/IMP Public Meeting Block" no later than September 12, 2001. Please notify Beth Callsen if you’re planning to attend the October workshop at beth.callsen@rspa.dot.gov or at 202-366-4572.