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Hi Guys! I'm curious about your opinion when choosing a supplier for safety training... What makes one training course better than another? What things do you consider when choosing a training course? Is there something that's typically missing from the "status quo" training courses? What...

Thanks Snorgy! I've heard that saying before and it is true. What percentage of jobs/contracts fall in the category of "sell your soul"? Is there a way you can screen those jobs out when you are in the bidding process? In short, I would love to have your insight on some tips to avoid this...

Hi BigInch, I really appreciate your insight! I'm really interested in hearing if you have solutions or ideas about how to better protect against numbers 1 or 2? Also curious, when you say "third party" is there any definition to that? Most pipelines run through very remote areas so I'm...

Hey Bill! Is PSU Penn State? I grew up in Hershey! Great sense of humor by the way.

Thanks for clarifying CVG! If I understand you correctly, you are suggesting that many inspections completely skip an evaluation of the design and whether it meets current safety codes?!?! That's surprising! Also, most inspections are focused on just "signing off" on the fact that the...

Hi David, Thanks for contributing! So who is responsible for oversight in these cases? Is this a case of corporations taking advantage of overworked regulators or is the project lead looking the other way due to pressure described by Snorgy or worse, incompetent?

Snorgy...Why is the customer so easily able to influence contractors to cut corners like that? What points of pressure are they about to use to "bully" a pipeline engineer into such a position? Also, what weapons do independent pipeline engineers have at their disposal to fight back when there...

Thanks for your feedback DUVE6! 3 questions: 1. Can you define a "good" inspection? What does it have that the typical inspection doesn't? 2. Also any tips for working with the "bean-counters" to help them to understand the value of an inspection? 3. What is the average cost of an...

Thanks for your reply DSB! GREAT COMMENT and so true!!! So to follow up on your greatest fear of a lack of oversight on contracted engineers I have one question: What can/should be done to mitigate the risk in your opinion?

Hi Everyone! New member here, but I hope to add some value or at least ask good questions. I'm really curious about pipeline safety and what pipeline engineers think and do about it. Specifically I'm thinking: What, in your opinion, is the biggest safety threat on most pipelines? How do you...