Pipeline Safety Seminar Presentations

Each year the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission hosts a Pipeline Safety Seminar, which is open to any public utility, gas producer, pipeline company, master meter operator and any entity interested in pipeline safety. Below are presentations that were shared at the seminars.

2023 Safety Seminar

The Agenda for the 2023 Pipeline Safety Seminar, to held on Wednesday, September 6 and Thursday, September 7, 2023 in person at The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center.

Professional Development Hours Form

Presentations

List of presentations through the years.

2023

2023 Agenda - Agenda for the Pipeline and Electric Safety Seminar.

Day 1 - September 6, 2023

I&E Safety Overview & Data - Rob Horensky, PA PUC
Trivia Session #1
Safeguarding Confidential Security Information - Rosemary Chiavetta, PA PUC
Damage Prevention Update - Statistics & Data - Rob Horensky, PA PUC
Trivia Session #2
Trivia Session #3
Cyber Threats to the Electric Grid - Michael Holko, PA PUC
A Day in the Life of an Inspector - Scott Orr, PA PUC
RIN #1 & RIN#2 Regulations - Jim Harchar, PA PUC
Trivia Session #4
UNGS Overview - Israel Gray and Matt Matse, PA PUC
Electric Safety Division Incident Response - Jim Campbell, PA PUC
Electric Safety Division Statistics - Benedict Tarr, PA PUC

Day 2 - September 7, 2023

PHMSA Update - Nitander Raju, PHMSA Community Liasison, Eastern Region
Trivia Session #5
Reliability & Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities - Dan Searfoorce, PA PUC
PA One Call Update - Bill Kiger, Pennsylvania One Call
Trivia Session #6

2022

Agenda - The Agenda for the 2022 Pipeline Safety Seminar, held on September 7 & 8, 2022.

Day One - September 7, 2022

Safety Seminar Overview - Rob Horensky, PA PUC
Damage Prevention Statistics - Sarah Locke, PA PUC
Utility-Sector Cyber Threats - Michael Holko, PA PUC
Safety Division Updates - Rob Horensky, PA PUC
Accident Investigation - Heather David, PHMSA AID
Trenchless Technology Technical Guidance Update - Domenic Rocco & Andrew Foley, PA DEP
DIMP & Damage Prevention - The Crossroads of Safety - Terri C. Cooper Smith, PA PUC
Cathodic Protection Requirements: Interference Currents - Bob Biggard, PA PUC
2021 Incidents & Non-Compliance Letters - Michael Chilek, PA PUC

Day Two - September 8, 2022

Emergency Response - Michael Callan, EnergyEmergencies.com
GTI Energy - Research and Technology Overview - Dennis Jarnecke, GTI Energy
I&E Enforcement Overview: Process and Jurisdiction - Stephanie Wimer & Kayla Rost, PA PUC
PA One Call Annual Update - Bill Kiger, PA One Call

2021

Agenda - The Agenda for the virtual 2021 Pipeline Safety Seminar, held on September 9, 2021.

Professional Development Hours - Form to fill out to receive credit for Professional Development Hours. Presentation Objectives

Questions & Answers

Q & A - List of questions that attendees submitted during the Seminar and the answers from the Pipeline Safety Division.

Presentations

Advisory Bulletins, NTSB Reports, PIPES ACT of 202 and Other General Updates - Rob Horensky, PA PUC
Act 50 - What is an AVR and How Can It Benefit Me? - Sara Locke, PA PUC
Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform - Sunil Patel and Melissa McFeaters, PA PUC
One Call and the Damage Prevention Committee - Where We Are Headed - Terri Cooper-Smith, PA PUC
2020 NC's Incidents and Investigations - Bob Biggard and Mike Chilek, PA PUC
Implementation Update - 2019 Gas Transmission Regulation - Chris Hoidal, PHMSA

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2020

Agenda - The Agenda for the 2020 Pipeline Safety Seminar, held on September 10 through Microsoft Teams Live Event.

Professional Development Hours - Form to fill out to receive credit for Professional Development Hours.

Q & A - List of questions that attendees submitted during the Seminar and the answers from the Pipeline Safety Division.

Presentations

PHMSA Summary & Performance Based Regulations - Chris McLaren, PHMSA
Annual Data Report - Christopher Whiteash PA PUC
PA PUC Damage Prevention - Terri Cooper-Smith & Kasha Schreffer, PA PUC
Non-Compliance Letters & Incident Review - Mike Chilek & Lara Lapinski, PA PUC
NTSB recommendations from Silver Spring, MD Incident - Bob Biggard & Sunil Patel, PA PUC

Virtual Vendor Room

Visit the Virtual Vendor Room to meet the vendors of the Pipeline and Electric Safety Conferences.

2019

Agenda - Agenda for the Gas Safety Seminar, held on September 4-5, 2019 in State College.

Presentations

Securing OQ Testing with Prometrics - Prometric
Contractor Electrical Safety - PPL Electric Utilities
2018 Non-Compliance Letter Review - PA PUC
Cross Bore Risk Modelling - JANA Technologies
Geo-Hazards and Pipeline Safety - ARM Group
Shale: Improving Safety Through Affordability - Marcellus Sale Coalition
Pipeline Statistic - PA PUC
Damage Prevention-One Call Enforcement under Act 50 of 2017 - PA PUC

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