Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan's (KM) Operator Qualification (OQ) Program was developed to comply with the Office of Pipeline Safety of the U. S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Qualification of Pipeline Personnel Regulation (49 CFR Part 192 Subpart N and Part 195 Subpart G). This Program applies to KM's DOT facilities and employees of Kinder Morgan (natural gas transmission, distribution and retail pipelines) and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) (hazardous liquids and CO2 pipelines).

KM fundamentally believes that its employees and contractors are technically qualified to perform their work assignments on KM's pipeline facilities, based on the current training program, KM's safety record, and KM's operational record. KM's OQ Program is designed to ensure that all individuals working on KM's DOT-regulated pipeline facilities are OQ-qualified to perform specific covered tasks, to document that qualification, and to reduce the probability and consequences of incidents and accidents. All KM employees, as well as all contractors performing these covered tasks, will be OQ-qualified under this Program before they perform any covered tasks.

The "KM Operator Qualification Program" file is the full text of KM's OQ Program, without the appendices. The "Covered Task (natural gas)" file is the listing of all covered tasks for KM including transmission, distribution and retail, and the "Covered Tasks (liquids)" is the listing of all covered tasks for KMP, including Pacific, MidCon, Plantation, CO2 regions, Central Florida Pipeline, and Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals. The Procedures for Contractor Compliance with OQ describes the interaction between the KM's Contracts Department, KM's Project Manager, KM's Inspector and the Contractor.

Please click on each document below to read the details of Kinder Morgan Operator Qualification program. To get more information on Kinder Morgan's required Operator Qualification record keeping service for contractors, ISNetworld, please click on the ISN icon below."

Overview of Operator Qualification Program
Procedures for Contractor Compliance with OQ
- Project Manager's Project OQ Covered Task Checklist (DOT 192 - Gas)
- Project Manager's Project OQ Covered Task Checklist (DOT 195 - Liquids)
- Non-Mandatory Exhibit A: OQ Contractor Compliance Checklist
Required OQ "Action" Plan Elements for Contractors
Covered Tasks (Natural Gas)
Covered Tasks (Liquids)
Kinder Morgan OQ Contacts

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Careers Job Postings Job Postings (Canada) Contractor Safety Companies Safety Compliance DOT Drug & Alcohol Compliance Operator Qualification ► - DOT Operator Qualification (OQ) - OQ Contacts - OQ Program Documents ► - Overview of OQ Program - Procedures for Contractor Compliance with OQ - Attachment 1 (Natural Gas) - Attachment 2 (Liquids) - Required Action Plan Elements - Covered Task (Natural Gas) - Covered Task (Liquids) - Covered Task Comparisons FERC Standards of Conduct Training Site Specific Procedures		Kinder Morgan's (KM) Operator Qualification (OQ) Program was developed to comply with the Office of Pipeline Safety of the U. S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Qualification of Pipeline Personnel Regulation (49 CFR Part 192 Subpart N and Part 195 Subpart G). This Program applies to KM's DOT facilities and employees of Kinder Morgan (natural gas transmission, distribution and retail pipelines) and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) (hazardous liquids and CO2 pipelines). KM fundamentally believes that its employees and contractors are technically qualified to perform their work assignments on KM's pipeline facilities, based on the current training program, KM's safety record, and KM's operational record. KM's OQ Program is designed to ensure that all individuals working on KM's DOT-regulated pipeline facilities are OQ-qualified to perform specific covered tasks, to document that qualification, and to reduce the probability and consequences of incidents and accidents. All KM employees, as well as all contractors performing these covered tasks, will be OQ-qualified under this Program before they perform any covered tasks. The "KM Operator Qualification Program" file is the full text of KM's OQ Program, without the appendices. The "Covered Task (natural gas)" file is the listing of all covered tasks for KM including transmission, distribution and retail, and the "Covered Tasks (liquids)" is the listing of all covered tasks for KMP, including Pacific, MidCon, Plantation, CO2 regions, Central Florida Pipeline, and Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals. The Procedures for Contractor Compliance with OQ describes the interaction between the KM's Contracts Department, KM's Project Manager, KM's Inspector and the Contractor. Please click on each document below to read the details of Kinder Morgan Operator Qualification program. To get more information on Kinder Morgan's required Operator Qualification record keeping service for contractors, ISNetworld, please click on the ISN icon below." Overview of Operator Qualification Program Procedures for Contractor Compliance with OQ - Project Manager's Project OQ Covered Task Checklist (DOT 192 - Gas) - Project Manager's Project OQ Covered Task Checklist (DOT 195 - Liquids) - Non-Mandatory Exhibit A: OQ Contractor Compliance Checklist Required OQ "Action" Plan Elements for Contractors Covered Tasks (Natural Gas) Covered Tasks (Liquids) Kinder Morgan OQ Contacts Note: These documents are in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF). If you don't already have Acrobat Reader installed, click here Please click here to locate one of Kinder Morgan's OQ representatives nearest you.