Compliance and Pollution Events and Environmental Impacts and Assessments (U.S. Focus)
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
In this skill module, you will learn the US legislation, regulations, and compliance requirements for pipelines. Also discussed are environmental impacts statements and assessment.
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Target Audience
Engineers or Facilities Engineers involved in design, operation, maintenance or construction of pipelines or pipeline facilities.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Explain the background of US environmental legislation, especially the National Environmental Policy Act, and similar legislation around the world
- Describe some of the history and politics behind the creation of environmental policy
- Compare and contrast US environmental policy and legislation with that of other energy producing nations
- Explain how US environmental legislation is implemented by regulating agencies
- Describe the major aspects of environmental assessments and environmental impact studies
- Describe the impact of environmental protection laws on pipeline design, permitting, construction, and operations
- Describe the process in producing an EIS – Environmental Impact Statement in compliance with NEPA
- Describe from historic cases studies how:
- Accidents and incidents drive development of codes and regulations in the pipeline business
- Role of media reporting and public perception of incidents may drive responses both short and long term
- Events affect the general public, the operator, the industry and regulators
- Being a linear facility often of considerable length and in multiple jurisdictions, renders control of pipeline facilities more difficult
- Transparent and exposed pipeline activities are subject to public scrutiny
