Resources

In this meetup we discuss why Pipeline Integrity Certifications are important, how you can access them, and what is involved. We will have the opportunity to ask the subject matter experts, who have been involved in the development of this competence model, details of the process, and we will have some already certified engineers sharing their own ...

Is the pipeline business attractive enough for new engineers? Do we inspire professionals to join our industry?Meet with a panel of Young Pipeliners and founding members of YPI to discuss their experiences and the impact that young pipeliners' organizations can have on the industry. Ask your questions directly to the panel members and encourage dis...

We have all undergone huge change in business in the past year. Many of us have been working from home, having virtual meetings, and not travelling. Remarkably, this has worked very well, however, there are some challenges when it comes to training and competence management in times of crisis. We have seen: reductions in staff pools, training budge...

Confirmation bias: can you put your beliefs aside and be unbiased?Not that far.Just a few centuries.You see, as a self proclaimed data scientist, we draw inspiration from a long line of great English mathematicians.Firstly, there's George Boole (1815-1864), creator of Boolean algebra, the lifeblood of digital electronics. Then there's Charles Babba...

Michael Smith introduces the illusion of causality bias and how it relates to Aaron Ramsey and celebrity deaths as well as to pipeline integrity management.In Cognitive Biases #2, we introduced one of our favorite English mathematician, Thomas Bayes (1701-1761). We also talked about one of the most endemic cognitive biases we suffer: the confirmati...

What do cats that survive falling from high-rise buildings have to do with cognitive bias? Find out in this next part of our series, in which we focus specifically on survivorship bias and then links the phenomenon to pipelines and reaching zero incidents. In the previous part of this series, we introduced the illusion of causality.​In 1987, the Jo...

Understand the range of cognitive biases and how this phenomenon links with pipeline engineering.Posts in this series... Cognitive Biases: Bias Blind Spot Introduction to the topic of cognitive bias, particularly ...

Introduction to the topic of cognitive bias, particularly our own blind spot to this phenomenon.At conferences we like to introduce my topics with a short story, usually involving this little character. He's a pipeline operator and he's had a number of pipeline problems over the last few years. Fortunately, we always solve his latest problem by the...

Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS) are management tools that will help a pipeline operator comprehensively and holistically manage all the many aspects of pipeline safety. The framework of PSMS is specified in the API Recommended Practice 1173 and consists of ten elements, one being 'Competence, Awareness, and Training' which is probably the...

The purpose of this webinar is to:Introduce the concept of competence from a pipeline engineer's perspective.Highlight the industry's growing requirements for competent and qualified personnel.Explain why a 'qualification-based' approach is required to demonstrate competence within the pipeline industry.​This webinar was held on June 21, 2017Meet t...