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Training and Qualification of Liquid Pipeline Maintenance Personnel API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 1120 FIRST EDITION,APRIL 1992 American Petroleum Institute1220 L Street,Northwest Washington,D.C.20005 ii?Training and Qualification of Liquid Pipeline Maintenance Personnel Transportation Department API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 1120 FIRST EDITION,APRIL 1992 American Petroleum Institute SPECIAL NOTES 1.API PUBLICATIONS NECESSARILY ADDRESS PROBLEMS OF A GENERALNATURE.WITH RESPECT TO PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES,LOCAL,STATE,AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS SHOULD BE REVIEWED.2.API is NOT UNDERTAKING TO MEET THE DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS,MANUFACTURERS,OR SUPPLIERS TO WARN AND PROPERLY TRAIN AND EQUIPTHEIR EMPLOYEES,AND OTHERS EXPOSED,CONCERNING HEALTH ANDSAFETY RISKS AND PRECAUTIONS,NOR UNDERTAKING THEIR OBLIGATIONSUNDER LOCAL,STATE,OR FEDERAL LAWS.3.INFORMATION CONCERNING SAFETY AND HEALTH RISKS AND PROPERPRECAUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PARTICULAR MATERIALS AND CONDITIONS SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE EMPLOYER,THE MANUFACTUREROR SUPPLIER OF THAT MATERIAL,OR THE MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET.4.NOTHING CONTAINED IN ANY API PUBLICATION IS TO BE CONSTRUED ASGRANTING ANY RIGHT,BY IMPLICATION OR OTHERWISE,FOR THE MANUFACTURE,SALE,OR USE OF ANY METHOD,APPARATUS,OR PRODUCT COVERED BY LETTERS PATENT.NEITHER SHOULD ANYTHING CONTAINED INTHE PUBLICATION BE CONSTRUED AS INSURING ANYONE AGAINST LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT OF LETTERS PATENT.5.GENERALLY,API STANDARDS ARE REVIEWED AND REVISED,REAFFIRMED,OR WITHDRAWN AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS.SOMETIMES A ONETIME EXTENSION OF UP TO TWO YEARS WILL BE ADDED TO THIS REVIEWCYCLE.THIS PUBLICATION WILL NO LONGER BE IN EFFECT FIVE YEARS AFTER ITS PUBLICATION DATE AS AN OPERATIVE API STANDARD OR,WHEREAN EXTENSION HAS BEEN GRANTED,UPON REPUBLICATION.STATUS OF THEPUBLICATION CAN BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE API AUTHORING DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE(202)682-8000.A CATALOG OF API PUBLICATIONS ANDMATERIALS IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY AND UPDATED QUARTERLY BY API,1220 L STREET,N.W.,WASHINGTON,D.C.20005.Copyright 1992 American Petroleum Institute FOREWORD This recommended practice,prepared under the auspices of the API Pipeline Transporta-tion Committee,is intended to promote the proper training of persons who maintain liquid pipelines at assigned locations.API publications may be used by anyone desiring to do so.Every effort has been made by the Institute to assure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained in them;however,the Institute makes no representation,warranty,or guarantee in connection with this pub-lication and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage re-sulting from its use or for the violation of any federal,state,or municipal regulation with which this publication may conflict.Suggested revisions are invited and should be submitted to the director of the Trans-portation Department,American Petroleum Institute,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005 CONTENTS Page SECTION 1-GENERAL 1.1 Introduction.1 1.2 Scope.1 1.3 Confonnance to APIs Environmental Mission and Guiding Principles.1 1.4 Applicability.1 1.5 Significance.1 1.6 Referenced Publications.1 SECTION 2TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION 2.1 General Requirements.1 2.2 Approach.1 2.3 Training Objective.2 2.4 Training Program.2 2.4.1 On-the-Job Training.2 2.4.2 Supplemental Training.2 2.5 Evaluation and Qualification.2 2.6 Continuing Training.2 2.7 Documentation.2 APPENDIX-TYPICAL LIQUID PIPELINE MAINTENANCE PERSON PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST.:.3 V Train ing and Qualificat ion of Liquid Pipeline Maintenance Personnel SECTION 1-GENERAL 1.1 Introduction This recommended practice describes what is required to properly train persons to perform maintenance on liquid pipelines.These persons,known as pipeliners,technicians,and maintenarx:e specialists within the industry,will be collec-tively referred to as pipeliners in this recommended practice.1.2 Scope This recommended practice describes the skills required of pipeliners.It also describes the training techniques and the training program that should be used to teach these skills to pipeliners.1.3 Conformance to APls Environmental Mission and Guiding Principles This recommended practice has been reviewed to deter-mine if it conforms to APIs Environmental Mission and Guiding Principles.It has been determined that because this recommended practice directly addresses safety and environ-mental issues,it does conform to APIs Environmental Mis.-sion and Guiding Principles.The following guiding principles have been determined to be especially relevant to this recommended practice:To operate our plants and facilities and handle our raw materials and products in a manner that protects the environment,and the safety and health of our employees and the public.To make safety,health and envi ronmencaloonsiderations a priority in our planning,and our development of new products and processes.To advise JlOmptly appropriate officials,employees,customers and the public of information on significant indlstry-re lated s