The proper installation, repair or abandonment of service lines is a key component to the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to customers. The incorrect installation of customer service lines can lead to unintended pipeline leaks, insufficient gas service to customer, customer complaints, as well as resulting in hazardous conditions. Workshop attendees will receive "live" hands-on training regarding safe installation practices according to procedures contained in the Operations & Maintenance Written Procedures Manual. Participants will perform all tasks necessary with the installation, repair or abandonment of service lines. Attendees will also receive training in completing the required documentation for PHMSA and IUB compliance audits.

Training will be Provided on the Following Tasks:
•  Visually Inspect Pipe and Components Prior to Installation
•  Installation of Plastic Pipe in a Ditch
•  Install Tracer Wire
•  Install Plastic Service Lines
•  Install Excess Flow Valves
•  Tapping a Pipeline with a Built-in Cutter
•  Purge - Flammable or Inert Gas
•  Pressure Test: Non liquid Medium - MAOP Less than 100 psi
•  Leak Test at Operating Pressure
•  Abandon/deactivate Service Lines

This workshop is limited to 20 attendees, so make sure to get your spot and register now by clicking here!

July 9 - 11, 2024

This course will once again be presented by Skip Collier of Professional Training Systems, Inc. 
Skip is highly regarded and has an extensive background in electric utility design, construction, maintenance and operation.

The EUSO Short Course is designed for any employee whose job performance will benefit from a basic understanding of the operations side of the business.  This includes those from legal, rates, engineering, purchasing, computer application, marketing, customer service, inventory control, finance, accounting, safety, risk analysis as well as those from generating plants.  One goal for this class is to have students leave with the ability to easily identify all of the electrical equipment they see in a substation as they walk by, along with all the equipment found on the poles in a residential area.  Non-electrical engineers are often at a disadvantage in the electric utility environment due to a lack of familiarity with technical issues.  The better you understand the utility’s product – electrical energy – and how it is created and distributed, the better you can serve the utility and your customers.  This course assumes no electrical background, and builds on the basics to provide a comprehensive understanding of the equipment and operations.

*** Line Maintainer apprentices will receive 21 Basic OJT hours for taking the EUSO Course ***

For additional information in regards to the workshop, including full agenda and registration, please click HERE.

Questions?
Contact Jared Masker at (800) 810-4268 or jmasker@iamu.org