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Pipeline and LNG operators

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Documents to review

  • Operations manualResearch document type
  • Integrity management planResearch document type
  • Emergency response planResearch document type
  • Leak response procedureResearch document type

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  • Where does the organization operate, and which regulator, license, permit or contract governs the activity?
  • Which business activities, data types and organization roles does the document describe?
  • Do the relevant thresholds or exceptions change which requirements apply?

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Regulations and frameworks to explore

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DOT drug and alcohol testing procedures

49 CFR Part 40 and mode-specific rules

Part 40 specifies procedures for DOT-required drug/alcohol testing; the applicable transportation agency rule determines who and when to test. Confirm the mode and safety-sensitive role, such as FMCSA-covered CDL operations under Part 382. Employers remain responsible when service agents perform testing tasks.

Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL

Research applicability questions
  • Which DOT agency rule and safety-sensitive job make testing required for these workers?
  • Who is the employer and which service agents perform collection, testing and return-to-duty functions?
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OSHA emergency action plans

29 CFR 1910.38

An emergency action plan is required when another OSHA standard triggers 29 CFR 1910.38. Confirm the triggering standard and state-plan coverage. A plan must generally be written and available to employees; employers with ten or fewer employees may communicate it orally. Do not infer a written-plan violation solely from the industry label.

Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL

Research applicability questions
  • Which OSHA standard requires an emergency action plan for this workplace?
  • How many employees does the employer have, and does the ten-or-fewer oral-plan exception apply?
  • Does an OSHA-approved state plan apply, and does it impose different workplace requirements?
  • What work activities, hazards and other OSHA standards trigger this workplace emergency-plan duty?
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Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plans

40 CFR Part 112

For non-transportation-related facilities within 40 CFR Part 112 oil-capacity and discharge-potential conditions. Evaluate facility-wide storage and the potential to discharge to covered waters. A Tier I template is limited to qualified facilities, including container-size and spill-history conditions; state professional-engineer rules can affect self-certification.

Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL

Research applicability questions
  • What aboveground/buried oil capacities and discharge pathways place the facility within Part 112?
  • Does it meet qualified-facility, container-size and spill-history conditions for Tier I self-certification?
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PHMSA pipeline safety

49 CFR Parts 190–199; Parts 192 and 195 as applicable

For pipelines and operators within the applicable federal/state pipeline-safety regime. Gas and hazardous-liquid systems have different Parts 192 and 195 requirements; facility jurisdiction, pipeline classification, location and exclusions matter. LNG has additional requirements to review. DOT testing and a generic emergency action plan do not supply complete pipeline-safety coverage.

Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL

Research applicability questions
  • What commodity, pipeline/facility classification and operator responsibilities are involved?
  • Which PHMSA or state jurisdiction, exclusions and operating/integrity-management provisions apply?