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These webinars are for operations and engineering staff of natural gas companies in both pipeline and distribution sectors.

The Southern Gas Association plans to present approximately 10 webinars in 2018 in the Operations and Engineering space. These webinars are free of additional charges to SGAnetwork Plus members and available for a fee to others.

This survey is your opportunity to influence the topics and propose speakers for these webinars.

Thank you for your input.

References
Operations & Engineering 2017 Webinar Series
Operations & Engineering 2016 Web Conference Series

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* 1. Please complete the following information about yourself:

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* 2. The following "Regulatory Compliance & Safety Culture" topics have been suggested previously. Please rate them according to your interest.

  Low Interest Medium Interest High Interest
New regulations and standards (proposed and final)
Safety Culture
Pipeline Safety Management Systems
OQ
 regulatory changes
 who is "qualified" to inspect?
 portability
TIMP II
Implications of new air emission regulations
Integrity Verification Process
Winning the public trust:
 Info sharing
 How to communicate
Defining the competency requirements and evaluating our people
Behavioural-Based Safety Processes

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* 3. The following "Design & Construction" topics have been suggested previously. Please rate them according to your interest.

  Low Interest Medium Interest High Interest
Project Management
Risk Analysis and Management
Pipeline and Compressor Station construction techniques and inspection:
 Management of lifting & lowering stresses during construction
 Pre-Construction Drillability Assessment for HDD in Rock
Building a pipeline for pigging and internal inspection.
Welding and coating of pipelines:
 Codes and specifications
 Good practices
Traceability in plastic pipelines - not just the materials, but tracking each fuse

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* 4. The following "Operations" topics have been suggested previously. Please rate them according to your interest.

  Low Interest Medium Interest High Interest
Operational Integrity Excellence
Management of cracking in pipelines
Big data
Emergency Management - Dealing with civil unrest
Asset abandonment
Impact on gas systems of a catastrophic electric grid failure.
Pipeline Pigging - the pros and cons.
Public Awareness
AC Mitigation
Use of drones in pipeline integrity management
Trends in CRM,
 How different companies do CRM
 Experience with DOT
Auto and remote shutdown valves
 Standards and good practices
 Operator experience – case studies
Station security
Innovative methods for estimating remaining fatigue life of ERW pipelines
Effectiveness of ECDA

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* 5. The following "Management and Training" topics have been suggested previously. Please rate them according to your interest.

  Low Interest Medium Interest High Interest
Ethics training (for engineers)
Managing the workforce of the future
Skill erosion (mass exodus of talent)

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* 6. Please suggest other topics that you would like us to consider. Your suggestions of expert speakers and their contact information are also solicited.

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