TDW Qualification Plan - T.D. Williamson, Inc.

1.5 ASME B31Q
This plan uses the ASME B31Q Personnel Qualification Standard as guidance material.
2.0 Scope
This plan will assure pipeline operators who contract with TDW for covered task
services that TDW field technicians are trained in the classroom, tested and observed in
simulated and live situations, and have documented all subcontract records meeting
DOT Operator Qualification requirements and the highest standards in the domestic and
international pipeline industry.
This plan became effective April 27, 2001, and applies to both initial qualification of
trainees and subsequent qualification of veteran technicians. Revisions are noted on the
cover page.
3.0 Definitions
Ability: The mental and physical ability to perform a task.
Abnormal Operating Condition: A pipeline condition, identified by the pipeline
operator, that may indicate a malfunction of a component or deviation from the normal
operations, which may indicate a condition exceeding design limits or result in a hazard
to persons, property or the environment. See Appendix 2.
Affected Individual: An individual who performs a covered task(s) or who has
qualification program implementation responsibility.
AOCs: Abnormal operating conditions.
Approval: The process whereby the individual’s successful evaluation and qualification
steps are formally approved by an appropriate Approval Board of TDW management
personnel.
Auditor: A Qualified Technician Director/Observer or Technical Services Management
serving as an Observer.
Covered Task: An action that has been identified and approved by the pipeline
operator that:
1. Is performed on a pipeline facility,
2. Is an operations or maintenance task,
3. Is performed as a requirement of DOT regulations 49 CFR 192 and 195, and
4. Affects the operation, safety or integrity of the pipeline.
Also: Any task that is considered to be “covered” by the pipeline operator.
See 3.1 Covered Task List and Appendix 1 for more information.
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