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AN AMERICAN NATIO NAL STANDARDPipeline Personnel QualificationASME B31Q-2006ASME Code for Pressure Piping,B31Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Pipeline Personnel Qualification ASME Code for Pressure Piping,B31 AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ASME B31Q-2006Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Date of Issuance:September 15,2006 The next edition of this Standard is scheduled for publication in 2008.There will be no addenda issued to this edition.ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of this Standard.The interpretations will be included with this edition.ASME is the registered trademark of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards.The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment that provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable letters patent,nor assumes any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,is entirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representatives(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the established ASME procedures and policies,which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Three Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990 Copyright 2006 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All rights reserved Printed in U.S.A.Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Pipeline Personnel Qualification Standard ASME B31Q-2006 iiiTABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD.xiv 1 INTRODUCTION.1 1.1 Scope.1 1.2 Purpose and Objectives.1 2 DEFINITIONS.3 3 REFERENCES.5 4 QUALIFICATION PROGRAM.7 4.1 Development.7 4.2 Processes and Procedures.7 4.2.1 Introduction.7 4.2.2 Definitions(See Section 2).7 4.2.3 Determining Covered Tasks(See Section 5).7 4.2.4 Abnormal Operating Conditions(AOCs)(See Section 6).7 4.2.5 Training(See Section 7).8 4.2.6 Evaluations(See Section 8).8 4.2.7 Qualifications(See Section 9).8 4.2.8 Portability of Evaluations(See Section 10).8 4.2.9 Program Effectiveness(See Section 11).8 4.2.10 Communication of Program Requirements and Change(See Section 12).9 4.2.11 Documentation(See Section 13).9 5 DETERMINING COVERED TASKS.11 5.1 Introduction.11 5.2 Processes for Determining Covered Tasks.11 5.3 SME Covered Task Identification Process.11 5.3.1 Selecting SMEs.11 5.3.2 Identifying Covered Tasks.12 5.4 Fault Tree Task Identification Process.12 5.5 Using the Task List in Appendix 5A.13 6 ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS(AOCs).17 7 TRAINING.19 7.1 Responsibility.19 7.1.1 Employers.19 7.1.2 Qualification Program.19 7.2 Identification of the Need for Training an Individual.19 7.2.1 Determining Training Needs.19 7.2.2 Situations for Considering Training.19 7.3 Training Materials and Implementation.20 7.3.1 Training Materials.20 7.3.2 Training Implementation.20 7.3.3 Training Tests.20 7.4 Training Documentation.20 7.4.1 Documenting Training Needs.20 7.4.2 Documenting Training.20 8 EVALUATION.21 8.1 Evaluation Process.21 8.1.1 Responsibilities.21 8.1.2 Procedures.21 8.2 Evaluation Material(s)and Criteria.22 Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ASME B31Q-2006 Pipeline Personnel Qualification Standard iv8.2.1 Content Vali