Natural gas pipeline operators are required by federal law to have an Operator Qualification and Training Programs in place to help employees reduce job errors and protect life and property. Ensuring a properly trained and qualified workforce should be a priority for all Operators of natural gas systems and the contractors they hire. EGW Gas Solution’s Compliance Services group is here to help! We are a full-service, third-party provider of compliance solutions and our mobile workforce can meet these needs on the customer’s site or at our training facility in Carrollton, Texas.
Why Third-Party Services?
If you have ever had to sit through a State, Federal or even a client’s inspection of your employee’s training and qualification records, or had your training and evaluation programs combed over with a fine tooth comb, you would see the true value to having a highly qualified, organized, and efficient third-party provider for these services. The integrity of how these processes are conducted are always of major concern for these oversight agencies and your customers. Having a qualified, independent third-party provider train and evaluate your workforce goes a long way to remove any questions of process integrity, and offers a high level of confidence in your workforce’s ability to safely perform their assigned tasks.
Our workforce is made up of seasoned veterans from the pipeline industry. They are experienced and highly qualified trainers/evaluators, focused on the safety and integrity of the compliance processes. We will assist your organization in meeting its complex Federal DOT and State pipeline safety requirements. Additionally, we can support any bilingual training and testing needs you may have.
EGW’s highly trained field staff administers Operator Qualification Training, Proctoring and Performance Evaluations for both utility and contractor employees in the Natural Gas industry. They can teach, train, and evaluate your employees in the use of a wide variety of industry tooling and tasks. Our evaluators are fully qualified in a variety of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe Joining and Steel Welding methods and can provide your employees their required training and certifications. Additionally, our experienced staff is capable to assist you with compliance solutions for your organization’s Operator Qualification and Public Awareness Plans.
Provided Services
Among the 3rd party compliance services we offer include:
• OQ Training and Test Proctoring
• OQ Performance (Field) Evaluations
• Company Plan/Program Reviews
• Industrial Training Services (ITS) Approved Provider
• Energy Worldnet (EWN) Approved Provider
• Structural and Pipeline Welding Training and Certification
• PE Fusion Training
• PE Fusion Certifications
• PE Destructive Testing
• Bilingual Trainers/Evaluators
If your organization is looking for professional Operator Qualification Training, Proctoring and Evaluations, as well as Fusion and Welding Training Services, or are needing assistance with Operator Qualification and Public Awareness Plans, give us a call today at 479-651-1253 or contact Steve Griffin, our Director of Compliance Services at sgriffin@egwusa.com.
