OQ Gas
Ensure DOT Compliance
You need to ensure your company is in compliance with the US Department of Transportation's Operator Qualification (OQ) rule.
While the rule effective October 2002 applied to gas and hazardous liquids transportation companies, the forthcoming revision will incorporate ASME Report B31.Q by reference. This report embraces gas distribution companies in addition to transmission pipeline companies.
The ability of control room staff to recognize and respond to abnormal operating conditions is central to the concept of operator qualification. There is no more effective manner to train and qualify your control center staff than through simulation.
OQ provides the complete data management, scoring and record keeping functions required by the OQ rule. OQ works hand-in-glove with associated qualification-focused tests using our SPS/Trainer hydraulic simulation software.
Simulation-based training can also dramatically cut the time (and hence the direct cost) of bringing new pipeline operators up-to-speed on your system.
If you already have SynerGEE® Gas models of your network, our professional engineering staff can rapidly reduce these to operate in the SPS/Trainer environment. If you do not use SynerGEE Gas, our staff can construct a model to use for training. Our staff will work with your control center personnel to construct an HMI that looks similar to your SCADA HMI, and also to identify the abnormal operating scenarios to be used in training and qualification tests and best-practice remedial actions that you expect your operators to initiate.
Again, working with your own staff, GL's professionals will identify scoring criteria for incorporation into each test scenario. The criteria will be used to judge the effectiveness each test. With your database of tasks, scenarios and criteria established, OQ makes it easy for you to measure, track, record and review each operator's performance on individual covered tasks.
The ability of control room staff to recognize and respond to abnormal operating conditions is central to the concept of operator qualification. There is no more effective manner to train and qualify your control center staff than through simulation.
OQ provides the complete data management, scoring and record keeping functions required by the OQ rule. OQ works hand-in-glove with associated qualification-focused tests using our SPS/Trainer hydraulic simulation software.
Train through simulation
Our SPS/Trainer is a simulation-based solution for training and subsequently qualifying your control center staff. Unlike written tests, on-the-job training or other computer-based training approaches, SPS/Trainer tests your operator's ability to recognize the symptoms of an emerging problem, and take appropriate remedial action.Simulation-based training can also dramatically cut the time (and hence the direct cost) of bringing new pipeline operators up-to-speed on your system.
If you already have SynerGEE® Gas models of your network, our professional engineering staff can rapidly reduce these to operate in the SPS/Trainer environment. If you do not use SynerGEE Gas, our staff can construct a model to use for training. Our staff will work with your control center personnel to construct an HMI that looks similar to your SCADA HMI, and also to identify the abnormal operating scenarios to be used in training and qualification tests and best-practice remedial actions that you expect your operators to initiate.
A complete solution
Qualification sessions are simply formalized training sessions, with an objective to demonstrate rather than acquire knowledge. OQ provides a complete environment to create, implement and administer your control-center based Operator Qualification program.Again, working with your own staff, GL's professionals will identify scoring criteria for incorporation into each test scenario. The criteria will be used to judge the effectiveness each test. With your database of tasks, scenarios and criteria established, OQ makes it easy for you to measure, track, record and review each operator's performance on individual covered tasks.
