Pipeline Operator Qualification (POQ)
Training
Meeting the tremendous changes facing the pipeline industry today—growing competition and increased emphasis on regulatory compliance—requires that each company's workforce have superior skills, state-of-the-art training and access to technology.
GP offers a logical solution to Operator Qualification (OQ) using a "flexible" two-phased approach that includes an up-front Operator Qualification Assessment (OQA). This approach allows significant subdivision of elements, utilization of existing resources, and incorporation of information from various sources.
Pipeline operator qualification services include:
- OQ program planning and task list analysis
- Validation of existing training and record-keeping programs
- Training program design and implementation
- Qualification and testing program
- OQ record-keeping solutions
- Operations and maintenance procedures
- SCADA user manuals
- Abnormal operations and disaster response planning
- Engineering, fitness for service, and reliability improvement


