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CPUC/DOT HOST SEMINARS IN VENTURA AND FOLSOM ON SMALL NATURAL GAS AND PROPANE GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are co-sponsoring two-day seminars in Folsom and Ventura to help propane and natural gas system operators and owners understand federal safety rules and to prepare for CPUC inspections as well as learn how to operate their systems safely. The seminars will be held as follows: Folsom, October 23-24, at the Lake Natoma Inn, 702 Gold Lake Drive Ventura, October 26-27, at the Pierpont Inn and Racquet Club, 550 Sanjon Road The seminars will cover topics such as federal safety codes, jurisdiction, corrosion control, leakage surveys, how to prepare an operation and maintenance plan, emergency plan and related regulations. A session on recent changes in federal requirements will be offered. Separate "break-out" sessions for propane and natural gas systems are scheduled. Announcement for the seminar was sent out on July 24 to all mobilehome park owners and operators on the CPUC database. The October 23-24 session in Folsom is already full. Only limited seats are left for the October 26-27, Ventura session. Persons wishing to attend the October 26-27 session may register by writing to the CPUC Utilities Safety Branch, 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2201, San Francisco, CA 94102, or faxing a request to 415-703-1891, Attention: Charity Bayot. For more details about the seminar content, call Steven Haine at 415-703-2983. The seminar program follows: DOT/CPUC Seminars for Operators of Small Propane Gas and Natural Gas Pipeline Systems FIRST DAY (JOINT SESSION) 1. Definitions used in gas regulation, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 191, 192, etc. 2. Overview of DOT's role in the CPUC Mobile Home Park (MHP) Program 3. Overview of Part 191, reporting requirements 4. Introduction to CPUC Mobile Home Park Program and Inspections 5. Operation and Maintenance Plan - What goes into an O & M Plan 6. Emergency Plan - Contents of the emergency plan and what the operator needs in order to have a complete plan 7. Leakage Survey - How to conduct and interpret leak surveys FI, CGI and gas trac, evaluating contractors Using a contractor versus doing it yourself Regulations and requirements for a leak survey 8. Annual Report - How to fill out an annual report 9. Record Keeping and Paperwork - How to keep track of all the records and remedial plan 10. Corrosion Control - Corrosion, corrosion prevention and regulation 11. Corrosion/Cathodic Protection tips - Electrical survey versus pipe to soil monitoring, electrical isolation, soil studies, CP equipment 12. Cathodic Protection Equipment - Discuss anodes, half-cells, rectifiers, and insulated unions. The equipment used in CP and corrosion evaluation SECOND DAY (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) 13. Introduction to Propane - Characteristics of propane, special safety considerations 14. Propane - Tanks, regulators and other elements in propane systems 15. Characteristics of natural gas JOINT SESSION16. Past Inspection Statistics - The most common types of violations found during past inspections and other statistics on MHP inspections (e.g., late annual reports or citations) 17. Operator Qualifications - Subpart N 18. Demonstrations - Demo of pipe, fittings, unions, etc. How to recognize approved pipe and fittings for gas services. Samples of pipe possibly discussing joining, welding, mechanical connections, wrapping and locator wire. 19. Citation Procedures for MHP - Rights of MHP operators 20. HCD Regulation - Mobile home park regulatory program 21. Electric Safety in MHP
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