Technical Guidelines
Operations & Maintenance Procedures
This Technical Guideline draws upon experience in the pipeline and other industries in highlighting the importance and the value of operations and maintenance (O&M) procedures for a distribution system. While the emphasis will be on distribution systems, the principles, processes, and considerations provided herein are applicable to transmission as well.
Management of Change
This Technical Guideline draws upon experience in the pipeline and other industries in highlighting the importance and the value of Management of Change (MOC) throughout the life cycle of a distribution system, including design, operations, maintenance, integrity management, emergency response, and abandonment, including temporary and emergency changes. While the emphasis will be on distribution systems, the principles, processes, and considerations provided herein can be applied to transmission as well.
Engineering Design Review Guidelines
This Guideline was developed by members of the Northeast Gas Association (NGA) and is intended to provide NGA Pipeline Operators with a framework and considerations for developing and enhancing an organization-specific gas system engineering design review (EDR) process. The goal of implementing a gas system design review process is to ensure that gas transmission and distribution systems are designed, constructed and operated in a safe and reliable manner with the goal of zero incidents.
Safety Assurance & Management Review Continuous Improvement
This guideline is intended to highlight fundamentals and considerations for member companies in support of the execution of RP 1173 Safety Assurance and Management Review activities within their respective organizations. These include considerations for the use of assessments and evaluations for determining the conformance and effectiveness of an operator’s Pipeline Safety Management System (PSMS).