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Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPart V - Hazardous Waste and Hazardous MaterialsSubpart 3 - Natural ResourcesChapter 305 - Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline-Qualification of Pipeline Personnel [49 CFR Part 195 Subpart G] and Corrosion Control [49 CFR Part 195 Subpart H]
Subchapter A - Qualification of Pipeline Personnel [49 CFR Part 195 Subpart G]
Section V-30505 - Qualification Program [49 CFR 195.505]

La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-30505

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section V-30505 - Qualification Program [49 CFR 195.505]
A. Each operator shall have and follow a written qualification program. The program shall include provisions to:
1. identify covered tasks; [ 49 CFR 195.505(a)]
2. ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks are qualified; [ 49 CFR 195.505(b)]
3. allow individuals that are not qualified pursuant to this Subchapter to perform a covered task if directed and observed by an individual that is qualified; [ 49 CFR 195.505(c)]
4. evaluate an individual if the operator has reason to believe that the individual's performance of a covered task contributed to an accident as defined in this Subpart; [ 49 CFR 195.505(d)]
5. evaluate an individual if the operator has reason to believe that the individual is no longer qualified to perform a covered task; [ 49 CFR 195.505(e)]
6. communicate changes that affect covered tasks to individuals performing those covered tasks; [ 49 CFR 195.505(f)]
7. identify those covered tasks and the intervals at which evaluation of the individual's qualifications is needed ; [ 49 CFR 195.505(g)]
8. after December 16, 2004, provide training, as appropriate, to ensure that individuals performing covered tasks have the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the tasks in a manner that ensures the safe operation of pipeline facilities; and [ 49 CFR 195.505(h)]
9. after December 16, 2004, notify the administrator or a state agency participating under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601 if the operator significantly modifies the program after the administrator or state agency has verified that it complies with this Section. Notifications to PHMSA may be submitted by electronic mail to Information Resources Manager @dot.gov and to Louisiana Office of Conservation at Pipelineinspectors@la.gov, or mail to ATTN: Information Resources Manager DOT/PHMSA/OPS, East Building, 2nd Floor, E22-321, New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590, and to the Pipeline Division Director, Pipeline Safety Section, P.O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275. [49 CFR 195.505(i)]

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-30505

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, Pipeline Division, LR 29:2835 (December 2003), amended LR 33:471 (March 2007), LR 35:2798 (December 2009), Amended LR 441029 (6/1/2018), Amended LR 501246 (9/1/2024).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:703.