Distribution Construction, Operations and Maintenance Round Table
Part of the SGA Operating Conference 2008
- July 22-24, 2008
- Hyatt Regency Downtown Hotel - Atlanta, GA
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- July 20-22, 2009
- Hyatt Regency Downtown Hotel - Houston TX
Below is information from the 2008 round tables. Information about the 2009 program will be available here in late 2008.
Chairmen - 2009
Handouts
Roster (as of July 11, 2008)
Agenda
Contribute to the Discussion
This is your meeting! Weigh in with the Round Table Chairmen to offer suggested topics for discussion.
Discussion Outline
1. Distribution O&M – Employee Staffing/Workforce Development
- How are gas operators planning for replacements of knowledgeable staff (secession planning)
- How are gas operators planning for replacements of knowledgeable staff (secession planning)
- Crew sizes (Maintenance versus Emergency)
- Staffing Models
- Do you have a transition plan for this
2. DIMP – Distribution Integrity Management Program
- EFV – Excess Flow Valves
- Compression Couplings
- Leak Survey
3. Distribution O&M – Safety
1. Incentives or Not
2. New Ideas or Technology
3. Programs
4. Distribution O&M – Welding
- Retention of Welders
- API – 1104
- Welding procedures (how many companies utilize a Low-Hydrogen arc uphill process for in-service welding)
- Oxy/Act
5. Distribution O&M – Inspection
- Retention of Welders
- Company Crews Inspected
- Percent of jobs inspected
- Activities requiring mandatory inspections
- In House/Out of House Inspectors
6. Distribution O&M – Material Management
- Emergency Stocking
- Inventory Purchases by (or consignment to) construction contactor
- Vendor Managed
- In House
7. Distribution O&M - Work Flow Management
- Technology (in-vehicle systems, handhelds, GPS, CAD units…)
- Productivity Tracking
- Technology (Software)
- Performance Management
- Benchmarks for scheduling (appointment windows)
- Order Duplication
8. Distribution O&M - Damage Management
- 3rd Party Prevention
- Damage Prevention Technology
- Working with one call-center on systems
- Regulations
- Special Causes Verification (operator qualifications)
- Billing and Collection (possible outsourcing opportunities)
9. Distribution O&M – Market Changes
- Customer Retention
- Vertical Subdivisions
- Reallocations of new business construction resources
10. Distribution O&M – Contracting
- Lessens Learned
- Opportunities
- Locating
- Hot tapping (total outsourcing) risk and rewards
- Emergency response (How many companies utilize contractors to respond to emergencies?)
11. Distribution O&M - Equipment Technology O&M
- New Technology
- Key-hole (ideas for new applications)
- RLMD
- Liners, pipe-bursting…Other non-traditional techniques?
12. Homeland Security Issues
- Security
Other (Topics submitted by gas companies - add your topics to this list {email mgrubb@southerngas.org})
- Pipe replacement programs - are companies being proactive, or only developing and executing replacement programs "as necessary", or as mandated by their state regulatory bodies.
- Internal regulator inspections vs meeting the minimal inspections reguirements....lock off and relief valve setting etc.
- How other companies determine which reg, stations may require an internal inspection. Criticality ranking, wet gas, historical information etc.
Vendor Participation
Parts of this session may be open to vendors. Please check the sign outside this sessions meeting room for a "Open to Vendors" sign. Or check with the Chairs (listed above) for more details.
More details about this Conference
SGA Operating Conference with Exhibits Web Page
Visit the Distribution Construction, Operations & Maintenance Interest Group Web Page
Questions?
Mike Grubb
Southern Gas Association
mgrubb@southerngas.org
972-620-4022
This page updated: July 31, 2008
