PHMSA’s Gas Mega Rule uses the phrase “traceable, verifiable, and complete” when referring to compliance records to support established MAOP/MOP and related procedures. However, some operators are struggling to know when they’ve met those conditions—and thereby how to know when they are in compliance.
While best practices are industry wide, how and to what degree they are implemented depend on the individual operator. NuGen Automation has designed a degreed approach to implementing best practices for control rooms amid COVID-19 to help operators assess their current situation and determine the best practices to implement moving forward.
ANSI/ISA 18.2 and API 1167 made a solid foundation for the first in CRM regulations that not only addressed alarm management but considered aspects of human factors that had direct effects on safety, such as workload.
To assist operators who are facing the COVID-19 dilemma, PHMSA has temporarily relaxed its enforcement of particular regulations, allowing operators to deviate from certain regulations when necessary to safely operate pipelines and storage facilities.
We don’t need an economist to tell us that 2020 has taken a death grip on the oil and gas industry and with the COVID-19 virus continuing to spread, the year has yet to loosen its grip.
As public safety concerns drive a sudden spike in remote support demand, Microsoft opens up complimentary functionality across all instances within its Teams offering and announces upcoming Skype functionality.
