This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Ross Adams of EnerSys Corporation interviewing Pipeliners Podcast host Russel Treat about how to overcome challenges in alarm management for the pipeline control room. In this episode, you will learn about the influence of the PHMSA CRM Rule on alarm management, the value of optimizing alarm rationalization to help controllers achieve situational awareness, the importance of linking together PSM in alarm management, and more topics. - Access the episode show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com

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Episode 163: Overcoming Challenges in Alarm Management with Russel Treat and Ross Adams

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest David Miller of API providing listeners with insight on the API standards development process to promote safety throughout the oil and gas industry. In this episode, you will learn about the process that goes into approving a standard, how many standards are crafted each year, the audit and review process to maintain the integrity of standards, and the role of PHMSA incorporating these standards by reference in rulemaking that affects pipeline operators. You will also learn about upcoming standards in the works to address new technology, the critical role of industry subject matter experts participating in the development of new standards, and more interesting information about the API standards process. - Access the episode show notes and full transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 162: The API Standards Process with David Miller

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guests Tyler Tunic of Williams and Blake Villarrubia of Audubon Companies discussing the important work of the Young Pipeline Professionals (YPP) organization in the U.S., and the Young Pipeliners International (YPI) organization in Canada, Mexico, and several other countries internationally. In this episode, you will learn about the YPP mission to accept the transfer of the duty of care for the pipeline industry to the next generation of pipeliners, how various YPI groups are making an impact across the globe, how to apply for the John Tiratsoo Award for Young Achievement, and what’s planned for YPP in 2021. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 161: YPP and John Tiratsoo Award with Tyler Tunic and Blake Villarrubia

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Sarah Magruder Lyle, the President and CEO of the Common Ground Alliance, discussing damage prevention in pipeline operations. In this episode, you will learn about the role of Common Ground Alliance bringing together various stakeholders to support pipeline safety, the role of 811 advancing pipeline awareness and prevention efforts across the U.S., the next steps to increase safety coordination efforts to achieve positive safety outcomes, and how pipeliners play a critical role providing contractors with the appropriate tools and data. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 160: Common Ground Alliance and Damage Prevention with Sarah Macgruder Lyle

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Charlene Wright discussing how pipeline operators can more effectively view and approach regulatory compliance. In this episode, you will learn about the importance of processes organically flowing from the management of assets in pipeline operations, how to optimize recordkeeping to support compliance, the advancement of Pipeline SMS from a high-level discussion to implementation and culture change, and more critical topics. - Read the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com

Episode 159: Regulatory Compliance from a Process Perspective with Charlene Wright

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Ross Adams of EnerSys Corporation returning to the podcast to discuss Hours of Service considerations in the pipeline control room, especially during the holiday season. In this episode, you will learn about how to manage or support Hours of Service in the current COVID-19 environment, how to support fatigue mitigation when controllers are working remotely, the importance of implementing safeguards when short-staffed, and the overall importance of supporting pipeline safety during the holiday season. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 158: Control Room Hours of Service with Ross Adams

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Scott Williams of EnerSys Corporation returning to the podcast to discuss the key technological developments around developing pipeline software applications for the cloud. In this episode, you will learn about the risk factors associated with moving to the cloud, how advances in technology have supported the development of cost-effective cloud-based pipeline technology applications, and what the future looks like for whether SCADA will move to the cloud. - Access show notes and the full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 157: Developing Pipeline Applications for the Cloud with Scott Williams

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Robert Latimer of Right Way Land & Compliance discussing the pipeline land acquisition and local permitting process in Canada and the U.S. In this episode, you will learn about the role of a Land Agent helping advance pipeline projects, the importance of understanding the people and culture affected by pipeline projects in their community, the need to convey critical information about pipeline safety and leak detection, and much more. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 156: Pipeline Land Management with Robert Latimer

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features returning guest “Mr. Corrosion” Bob Franco of Franco Corrosion Consulting providing an introduction to pipeline coatings, specifically how to control external corrosion with coatings. In this episode, you will learn about what to consider when looking at different coatings to help prevent corrosion in pipelines, the different kinds of coatings that are available, and the history of coatings within the pipeline industry. - Access show notes, Bob Franco's newly published book, and the episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 155: Controlling External Corrosion with Coatings with Bob Franco

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Doug Fisher of Rogue7 discussing the key technology elements of using analytics and machine learning to support the pipeline control room. In this episode, you will learn about how analytics and machine learning are applied to pipeline control, how it can add value and improve your ability to operate a pipeline, and how to separate safety data from operations data. You will also hear Doug’s prediction on the future of analytics and machine learning in the pipeline industry over the next 5-10 years. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 154: Analytics, Machine Learning & Digital Twins for Pipeline Control Room with Doug Fisher

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features returning guests Claudia Farrell and Rebekah Taylor of Burns & McDonnell discussing the unique history of the pipeline industry from 1937 to the present. In the second installment of this conversation, you will learn about the creation of OPEC in the Middle East, the role of eminent domain in the creation of pipelines across the U.S., the types of pipelines installed post-World War II, the introduction of regulations and new types of pipeline transportation systems in the Cold War era, and how this history has shaped today’s modern pipeline industry. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com

Episode 153: Pipeline History From 1937 to the Present with Claudia Farrell and Rebekah Taylor

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Adrian Kane, Vice President of Atmos International, discussing the practical application of leak detection in the pipeline industry. In this episode, you will learn about the purpose of leak detection, the distinction between leak detection and leak prevention, and the key differences between approaches to leak detection in the U.S. compared to other countries/nations in the world. You will also learn how the pipeline industry is moving to the cloud to support remote work in leak detection. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 152: Practical Application of Leak Detection with Adrian Kane

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Keith Coyle of Babst Calland returning to the podcast to report his takeaways from the recent GPAC/LPAC committee meetings on the proposed PHMSA rulemaking, Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards. In this episode hosted by Russel Treat, you will learn about the impetus behind this particular rulemaking, the 2011 Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act and how it has impacted the pipeline industry, the applicability of rupture mitigation valve requirements to gathering lines, and how the November election season could affect rulemaking. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 151: PHMSA Valve & Rupture Rule Meeting Recap with Keith Coyle

This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Denys Stavnychyi of Burns & McDonnell discussing the key steps that go into pipeline construction. In this episode, you will learn about the five categories of pre-construction planning, the pipeline construction process, the importance of planning vs. correction, and how to navigate the difficulties associated with constructing pipelines in different geographic regions. - Access the episode show notes and transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 150: Pipeline Construction Planning with Denys Stavnychyi

Alan Mayberry, the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety with PHMSA, talks to Pipeliners Podcast host Russel Treat about the PHMSA rulemaking process. In this episode, you will learn about the PHMSA rulemaking process, why it’s important, and how Congress and PHMSA work together to go through the rulemaking process. You will also learn about the stakeholders involved in the process and how to get involved yourself. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

Episode 149: The PHMSA Rulemaking Process with Alan Mayberry

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