CPUC PIPELINE OPERATOR SAFETY SEMINARS

The California Public Utilities Commission and the US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration host Safety Seminars regularly for natural gas and LPG pipeline operators in California. 

The next Seminar is scheduled for August 19-21, 2025. For more information and to register for the seminar, visit: 

2025 Pipeline Safety Seminar

Below are links to the slides and videos of the presentations given at past seminars.

2022 State Hosted Pipeline Safety Seminar

Held on Tuesday August 9 - Thursday August 11, 2022 at the DGS Building; 2550 Mariposa Mall, Rm. 1036 (Main Auditorium), Fresno, CA 9371

• Agenda
• August 9, 2022 (Large Operators and Municipal Operators)
• August 10 and 11, 2022 (Master-Meter Operators and Small LPG Operators)
• Slide Decks for August 9, 2022 (Large Operators and Municipal Operators)
  • Regulations Update & PIPES Act 2020
  • Operations and Maintenance Plans, Emergency Plans, and Record Keeping
  • Operator Qualification - Subpart N
  • Public Awareness and Damage Prevention
  • Integrity Management Programs and Recordkeeping
• Slide Decks for August 10 and 11, 2022 (Master-Meter Operators and Small LPG Operators)
  • Regulations Update
  • Update to MHP Utility Conversion Program
  • Operations and Maintenance Plans, Emergency Plans, and Record Keeping
  • Operator Qualification - Subpart N
  • Public Awareness and Damage Prevention
  • DIMP (for Propane Operators)
• Presentation Videos (August 11, 2022)
• To play the entire YouTube Playlist of Presentations, click HERE, or choose from the presentations below:
  
  • Welcome Presentation
  • Regulations Update
  • Update to MHP Utility Conversion Program
  • Operations and Maintenance Plans, Emergency Plans, and Record Keeping
  • Operator Qualification - Subpart N
  • Public Awareness and Damage Prevention
  • DIMP (for Propane Operators)
• Useful Documents and Links
  • Gas Transmission Integrity Management FAQs (Final update; August 26, 2021)
  • PHMSA Mega Rule Phase 2, regarding IMP, HCAs, and CP
  • Pipeline Safety: Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards
  • Report on DOT Significant Rulemakings
  • Guidelines for Mobile Home Park Natural Gas Systems - Preparing Operation and Maintenance Plan, Emergency Plan, and Operator Qualification Program (updated January 2022)
  • Guidelines for Propane Gas Systems - Preparing Operation and Maintenance Plan, Emergency Plan, Operator Qualification Program and Distribution Integrity Management Program (updated January 2022)
    
    

2019 State Hosted PHMSA Training and Qualification Seminar for Gas Operators (Master Meter - LPG)

• When: Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Where: CPUC Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102
• Agenda
• Registration
• Presentation Videos
  • Introduction
  • Updates and Regulatory Compliance
  • MHP Upgrade Program Updates
  • Subpart P: DIMP
  • Subpart N: Operator Qualifications
  • Q&M Plan and Records
  • Patrols and Leak Surveys
  • Plastic Pipe Final Rule Update