IPLT`s pipeline operations training program: The importance of being earnest

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:176027

Cameron, S ^[1]

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1. IPL Technology and Consulting Services Inc., Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)

An February 19, 1985, an 18 inch line operated by Interprovincial Pipe Line (IPL) ruptured in a farm field near Edmonton, Alberta. The line was shut down and isolating valves closed. Maintenance and repair crews were sent to the line. Nine hours later -- in the dark -- the wind shifted and an idling truck ignited a cloud of natural gas liquids that had escaped the line. The ensuring fire killed two workers and severely burned three others. Among the dead was the maintenance foreman for one of IPL`s major maintenance districts. The examinations and retrospective that followed changed the IPL culture. A renewed emphasis was put on education and job related training. Almost ten years have passed since the explosion on that night in February. IPL has learned a lot about training for pipeline operations -- what works and, just as important, what doesn`t. The company also spun off a business -- IPL Technology and Consulting Services Inc. (IPLT) to offer the Pipeline Operations Training Program to others in the pipeline business. This paper outlines IPLT`s approach to pipeline operations training, details of how it was developed, and discusses some of the necessary ingredients in developing training programs that work.

• OSTI ID: 176027
• Report Number(s): CONF-950152--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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