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DIMP –
Distribution Integrity Management Program Register
Overview and Guidelines for Compliance
January 19-20, 2010
Houston, Texas

January 19-20, 2010
8:00am-5:00pm Course

Course Program
(provisional)

 

DAY 1

8.00  What is Integrity Management?

Current Integrity Management Activities
Benefits of Integrity Management

8.15 The Evolution of Distribution Integrity Management
Phase 1 Report
8.45 The DIMP Final Rule
Comments and changes from the NPRM
9.15  Coffee
9.30  The DIMP Final Rule – cont’d
PHMSA expectations
Excess Flow Valves, 192.383
10.45 Coffee
11.00

Subpart P--Gas Distribution Pipeline Integrity Management (IM)
Definitions
Applicability
Operator Responsibilities

12.00 Lunch
1.15 

Elements of a Distribution Integrity Management Plan
System knowledge and application to DIMP
Threat Identification
Corrosion, welding and joining, equipment and materials

2.15 Coffee
2.30

Elements of a Distribution Integrity Management Plan – cont’d
Threat Identification - cont’d
   Excavation damage, outside force damage, natural force damage,
    inappropriate operations, other threats
Additional/Accelerated Actions to mitigate threats

3.45  Coffee
4.00 

Effective leak management
Role of leak history

5.00 End of day 1
   

DAY 2

8.00  Using the GPTC Guide Appendix GM-192-8
9.15 Coffee
9.30

Risk review and ranking of threats
Risk basics
Risk assessments and DIMP

10.45 Coffee
11.00 Risk review and ranking of threats – cont’d
Data collection

Georeferencing and dynamic segmentation

12.00 Lunch
1.00

Reducing the frequency of periodic inspections
Periodic Evaluation
MM/LPG

2.15 Coffee
2.30 Performance Measures
3.30 Coffee
3.45 Compression coupling failure
4.15

Reporting
Required records

4.45 Simple, Handy Risk-Based Integrity Management Plan  (SHRIMP) – on online software tool for DIMP
5.00 End of course

                         


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