Improve pipeline Act

2002 Pipeline safety improvement Act is a U.S. law to improve the integrity and security of the pipelines in the natural gas industry. The law requires that each operator create pipeline one "the integrity management program." Call notification third right created a system of notification of national call the someone "to carry out excavation, demolition, construction, tunnel a gas or a hazardous liquid pipeline" call to locate pipe. The Act describes to the procedures for the employees pursue their work and your claim and who do penalties for those who were not comply.Inspection CyclesCompanies to find areas of great episode (HCA) and propose a plan it safe from 17 December 2004. Companies get on December 17, 2008, to repair all HCAS and all non - HCA pipe segments should be reviewed by 2010. Every seven years, the company should start a different inspection cycle.Other StipulationsOther features law required, include business analysis and integrity for both risk assessment of each section of the pipe and the global network of pipelines. Act requires that companies establish a schedule and methodology for inspection of pipes, describes the penalties applicable to breaches of the safety and protection of fan pipe for employees, reporting incorrect constructions. We encourage companies under the law to implement programs of training and certification for the employees and create it related research and development initiatives. Report for the Office of pipeline safety, research and management of special projects at the US Department of transport companies.