Regulatory Compliance
EMS Pipeline Services can help you comply with financial, safety and environmental regulations.
Sarbanes-Oxley - Those responsible for measurement are in charge of accurately accounting volume data that feed revenue calculations. The companies that do not have good controls and systems risk failing their Sarbanes-Oxley audits. EMS Pipeline Services helps gas production and transportation companies take a broad look at how data is managed throughout their organizations. Our belief is that the natural gas measurement function serves as the foundation for compliance. Therefore, we have developed gas measurement technologies, such as PGAS, with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance in mind. Topping the list of innovations are improved security controls, operator change logging, and detailed audit tracking on configuration and volume data. Additionally, a new Audit View function offers improved audit trail viewing capabilities, enabling users to follow the audit trail of active gas measurement records and keep track of all inactive records.
Operations and Maintenance Manuals - A DOT pipeline operator's compliance program is only as good as its Operations, Maintenance and Emergency Response manual. EMS Pipeline Services works with customers to create customized company-wide and pipeline-specific manuals that are useful, functional and user-friendly. We believe that a high-quality Operations, Maintenance, and Emergency Response manual provides the centerpiece of a company's DOT compliance program.
Pipeline Integrity - Americans expect that the pipelines through their communities and sensitive environments will pose no danger to life, property or the environment. DOT Orders 192 (natural gas pipelines) and DOT Orders 195 (liquid product pipelines) require operators to develop integrity management programs for gas pipelines located where a rupture could impact high-consequence areas. Those who fail to comply face penalties, which are already reaching record highs, including a $35 million fine for Koch Industries. Whether your company operates one pipeline or a complex interstate network, EMS Pipeline Services can assist you in developing a plan that satisfies your particular regulatory requirements.
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Operator Qualification Programs - EMS Pipeline Services can update and improve your company's operator qualification program and ensure that all operators performing covered tasks complete the qualification. Our team of experts can assess the tasks your operators perform, identify all covered tasks, develop or modify training programs and establish or improve your written qualification program. Additionally, EMS can make sure your program extends to your contractors.
Operations Procedures - EMS Pipeline Services helps customers develop comprehensive procedures needed to protect their workers, facilities and the environment. Whether you need to describe specifically how to operate your system's various line segments or you need to more clearly spell out the abnormal operating procedures, we can help develop procedures customized for your unique needs.
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