This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Ben Kauffmann discussing why improving control rooms is necessary and the importance of data governance. In this episode, you will learn about what future control room renovations should include, why communication is important throughout the industry, and how the operations of a control center will transform. The Control Room […]
Control Room Management
Episode 280: Human Factor in Control Room Design with Brad Adams Walker
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Brad Adams Walker discussing the human factor in control room design. Brad explores what those factors are, how they influence a control room’s design, and the overall benefit of having a properly designed control room. In this episode, you will learn about the iterative process and its importance, why […]
Episode 262: Streamlining Compliance and Safety Program Management with Mallory Gill
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Mallory Gill discussing program management and its common challenges, what ComplyMgr is, its benefits, and where the industry is headed as far as control room auditing. In this episode, you will learn about the challenging aspects of fitting into compliance, why it is important to be careful when doing […]
Episode 218: PHMSA 2021 CRM Enforcement Actions and Team Training with Ross Adams
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Ross Adams of EnerSys Corporation discussing the 2021 PHMSA Enforcement Actions pertaining to the pipeline control room and how operators can address team training requirements in the PHMSA CRM Rule. In this episode, you will learn about the lessons learned for control room managers and other control room personnel […]
Episode 209: The Control Room Audit — Opportunities & Challenges with Ross Adams
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Ross Adams of EnerSys Corporation discussing the challenges and opportunities presented in a PHMSA control room audit. In this episode, you will learn about the PHMSA audit process and how to maintain a posture of audit readiness. Russel and Ross also provide specifics on what can and cannot be […]
Episode 158: Control Room Hours of Service with Ross Adams
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Ross Adams of EnerSys Corporation returning to the podcast to discuss Hours of Service considerations in the pipeline control room, especially during the holiday season. In this episode, you will learn about how to manage or support Hours of Service in the current COVID-19 environment, how to support fatigue […]
Episode 154: Analytics, Machine Learning, and Digital Twins for Pipeline Control Room Technology with Doug Fisher
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Doug Fisher of Rogue7 discussing the key elements of using analytics and machine learning as pipeline control room technology. In this episode, you will learn about how analytics and machine learning are applied to pipeline control room technology, how it can add value and improve your ability […]
Episode 132: Automating Tasks in the Pipeline Control Room with Vicki Knott
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Vicki Knott of Crux OCM discussing the advancement of innovative and cutting-edge automation capabilities in the pipeline control room. In this episode, you will learn about robotic industrial process automation, how this process can be utilized to support control room personnel, and the challenges of bringing this […]
Episode 130: Management of Change in the Control Room with Will Gage
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features one of our original guests, Will Gage, returning to the podcast to discuss Management of Change (MOC) in the pipeline control room. In this episode, you will learn about why MOC is different in the control room compared to other groups, the people that should be involved with MOC […]
Episode 103: Workload Analysis with Charles Alday
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features pipeline control room expert Charles Alday discussing the important elements of Workload Analysis and how to perform a workload assessment. In this episode, you will learn about the various methods used to analyze workload and fatigue, how to set benchmarks and use data to analyze objective and subjective factors, […]