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.<\/p>\n
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| 4<\/td>\n | CONTENTS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 6<\/td>\n | FOREWORD <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | ASME B31 COMMITTEE ROSTER <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE B31 COMMITTEE <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | ASME B31Q-2021 SUMMARY OF CHANGES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 14<\/td>\n | 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose and Objectives 1.3 Units of Measure 2 DEFINITIONS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | 2.1 Frequently Used Abbreviations 3 REFERENCES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | 4 QUALIFICATION PROGRAM 4.1 Development 4.2 Processes and Procedures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | 5 DETERMINING COVERED TASKS 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Processes for Determining Covered Tasks 5.3 SME Covered Task Identification Process <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | 5.4 Fault Tree Task Identification Process 5.5 Using the Task List in Nonmandatory Appendix A <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | Figures Figure 5.4-1 Fault Tree for External Corrosion <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | 6 ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS (AOCs) 7 TRAINING 7.1 Responsibility 7.2 Identification of the Need for Training an Individual 7.3 Training Materials and Implementation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 22<\/td>\n | 7.4 Training Documentation 8 EVALUATION 8.1 Evaluation Process 8.2 Evaluation Material(s) and Criteria <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 23<\/td>\n | 8.3 Method-Specific Evaluation Requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 24<\/td>\n | 9 QUALIFICATIONS 9.1 Qualification Requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | 9.2 Suspension and Revocation of Qualification <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 26<\/td>\n | 9.3 Qualification Requirements for Emergency Response and Mutual Aid <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 27<\/td>\n | 9.4 Performance of Covered Tasks by Nonqualified Individuals <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 28<\/td>\n | 9.5 Subsequent Qualification Interval 10 PORTABILITY 10.1 Evaluation Portability Requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 29<\/td>\n | 11 PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS 11.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 30<\/td>\n | 12 COMMUNICATING THE QUALIFICATION PROGRAM AND MANAGING PROGRAM CHANGES 12.1 Communicating the Qualification Program 12.2 Managing Program Changes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 31<\/td>\n | 13 DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 13.1 Documenting the Qualification Program (Section 4) 13.2 Documenting Communication of the Qualification Program (Section 12) 13.3 Documenting Identification of Covered Tasks (Sections 5, 8, and 9) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 32<\/td>\n | 13.4 Documenting Abnormal Operating Conditions (AOCs) (Section 6) 13.5 Documenting Training Needs (Section 7) 13.6 Documenting Training 13.7 Documenting an Individual\u2019s Qualification 13.8 Documenting Credentials of an Evaluator (Section 8) 13.9 Documenting Program Changes (Section 12) 13.10 Documenting Program Effectiveness Appraisals (Section 11) 13.11 Maintenance of Documents 14 BIBLIOGRAPHY <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 34<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDICES NONMANDATORY APPENDIX A INTEGRATED TASK LIST A-1 DEFINITIONS A-2 TASK LIST <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 101<\/td>\n | Tables Table B-1 Covered Tasks and Status History by Categories NONMANDATORY APPENDIX B COVERED TASKS AND STATUS HISTORY BY CATEGORIES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 106<\/td>\n | Table C-1 Task List Development Process NONMANDATORY APPENDIX C TASK LIST DEVELOPMENT PROCESS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 107<\/td>\n | Table D-1 Task 0001, Measure Structure-to-Electrolyte Potential NONMANDATORY APPENDIX D EXAMPLE OF EVALUATION CRITERIA <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 108<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX E ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS (AOCs) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 109<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX F EVALUATION METHOD SELECTION F-1 GENERAL F-2 INTRODUCTION: THE REASON FOR SETTING AN APPROPRIATE EVALUATION METHOD F-3 DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES OF KSAs F-4 APPROPRIATE METHODS FOR KSAs F-5 CONSENSUS ON MINIMUM APPROPRIATE EVALUATION METHOD <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 110<\/td>\n | Table F-3-1 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) Table F-4-1 Appropriate Evaluation Methods F-6 REVIEW OF FINAL PRODUCT <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 111<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX G DIF ANALYSIS FOR SUBSEQUENT QUALIFICATION INTERVALS G-1 INTRODUCTION G-2 THE DIF ANALYSIS PROCESS G-3 SME REPRESENTATION <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 112<\/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 | ||||||
| 113<\/td>\n | G-4 DIF RATING SCALES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 114<\/td>\n | Table G-4-1 Summary of Difficulty Rating Scale Table G-4-2 Summary of Importance Rating Scale G-5 SPECIFIC APPLICATION OF DIF ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE SUBSEQUENT QUALIFICATION INTERVALS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 115<\/td>\n | Figure G-5.1-1 DIF Analysis Decision Tree <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 117<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX H IMPLEMENTATION OF ASME B31Q H-1 SCOPE H-2 PROGRAM COMPARISON H-3 IMPLEMENTATION OF NONMANDATORY APPENDIX A, THE ASME B31Q TASK LIST <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 120<\/td>\n | Table H-2-1 OQ Program Comparison to ASME B31Q Standard <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 129<\/td>\n | Table H-2-2 Example of OQ Program Comparison to ASME B31Q Standard <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 130<\/td>\n | Figure H-3-1 Creation of a Compatible Task List in Accordance With ASME B31Q <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 131<\/td>\n | Figure H-3-2 Implementation of a Compatible Task List in Accordance With ASME B31Q <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 132<\/td>\n | Table H-3-1 One-Year ASME B31Q-Compatible Task List Implementation Plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 135<\/td>\n | NONMANDATORY APPENDIX I PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS APPRAISALS I-1 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION APPRAISAL I-2 PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS APPRAISAL <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ASME B31Q-2021 Pipeline Personnel Qualification<\/b><\/p>\n |