ASME has been defining piping safety since 1922. ASME B31Q establishes the requirements for developing and implementing an effective Pipeline Personnel Qualification Program. It specifies the requirements for identifying covered tasks that impact the safety or integrity of pipelines, for qualifying individuals to perform those tasks, and for managing the qualifications of pipeline personnel. With the following exceptions, this Standard applies to tasks that impact the safety or integrity of pipelines: design or engineering tasks and tasks that are primarily intended to ensure personnel safety. Key changes to this revision include the enhancement of the qualification standards to provide more in-depth evaluation criteria for the balance of the task list; addition of seven new tasks to the task list; removal of nine tasks specific to diving that are covered sufficiently by NDT, welding, and other land-based tasks; removal of one task that is being combined with a similar task; addition of a Nonmandatory Appendix that provides guidance for implementing ASME B31Q and the nonmandatory Task List; and clarification on the following issues: construction documentation clarified in the definition of documentation in the nonmandatory Task List, and redesignating sections and appendices to follow ASME guidelines. B31Q joins with ASME\u2019s other B31 codes on piping systems. Together, they remain essential references for anyone engaged with piping. Careful application of these B31 codes will help users to comply with applicable regulations within their jurisdictions, while achieving the operational, cost and safety benefits to be gained from the many industry best-practices detailed within these volumes. Intended for liquid and gas pipeline industries, contractors, service providers, and federal and state regulators.<\/p>\n
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| 4<\/td>\n | CONTENTS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 5<\/td>\n | FOREWORD <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 7<\/td>\n | COMMITTEE ROSTER <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | 1 INTRODUCTION 2 DEFINITIONS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | 3 REFERENCES 4 QUALIFICATION PROGRAM <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 13<\/td>\n | 5 DETERMINING COVERED TASKS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | Figure Fig. 5.4-1 Fault Tree Example <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | 6 ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS (AOCs) 7 TRAINING <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | 8 EVALUATION <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | 9 QUALIFICATIONS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 23<\/td>\n | 10 PORTABILITY <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 24<\/td>\n | 11 PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | 12 COMMUNICATING THE QUALIFICATION PROGRAM AND MANAGING PROGRAM CHANGES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 26<\/td>\n | 13 DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 28<\/td>\n | 14 BIBLIOGRAPHY <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 30<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX A. INTEGRATED TASK LIST <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 97<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX B. SUMMARY OF INTEGRATED TASK LIST <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 110<\/td>\n | Tables Table C-1 Task List Development Process NONMANDATORY APPENDIX C. TASK LIST DEVELOPMENT PROCESS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 111<\/td>\n | Table D-1 Task 0001, Measure Structure-to-Electrolyte Potential NONMANDATORY APPENDIX D. EXAMPLE OF EVALUATION CRITERIA <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 112<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX E. ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS (AOCs) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 113<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX F. EVALUATION METHOD SELECTION <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 114<\/td>\n | Table F-3-1 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) Table F-4-1 Appropriate Evaluation Methods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 116<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX G. DIF ANALYSIS FOR SUBSEQUENT QUALIFICATION INTERVALS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 117<\/td>\n | Table G-3.2-1 Sample Size Needed to Respond to DIF Survey Table G-3.2-2 Example: Population Size and Corresponding Sample Size for Responding to DIF Survey for ABC Energy Co. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 119<\/td>\n | Table G-4-1 Summary of Difficulty Rating Scale Table G-4-2 Summary of Importance Rating Scale <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 120<\/td>\n | Fig. G-5.1-1 DIF Analysis Decision Tree <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 122<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX H. IMPLEMENTATION OF ASME B31Q <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 125<\/td>\n | Table H-2-1 OQ Program Comparison to ASME B31Q Standard <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 133<\/td>\n | Table H-2-2 Example of OQ Program Comparison to ASME B31Q Standard <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 134<\/td>\n | Figure H-3-1 Creation of a Compatible Task List in Accordance With ASME B31Q <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 135<\/td>\n | Figure H-3-2 Implementation of a Compatible Task List in Accordance With ASME B31Q <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 136<\/td>\n | Table H-3-1 One-Year ASME B31Q\u2212Compatible Task List Implementation Plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 141<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX I. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS APPRAISALS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ASME B31Q Pipeline Personnel Qualification<\/b><\/p>\n |