Know Who Is QualifiedBefore the Work Starts.
Every covered task needs a qualified person, or someone working under their direct observation within the span of control. X3 Pipeline Qualification answers the question a supervisor actually asks on the right-of-way: can this person do this task, today? AUTHORIZED, ACTION REQUIRED or DO NOT PROCEED.
- Can They Do It?
- Covered Tasks
- Qualification Matrix
- Evaluations
- Contractors
- OQ Program
- 192.801Four-part covered task test
- 192.803Abnormal operating conditions
- 192.805(a)Identify covered tasks
- 192.805(b)Evaluate individuals
- 192.805(c)Direct observation, span of control
- 192.805(g)Reevaluation intervals
- 192.805(i)Notify PHMSA of significant changes
- 192.807Records kept 5 years
- 195.505Liquid qualification program
- 195.507Liquid OQ records
- 192.809General program requirements
- ASME B31QCovered task guidance
The Qualification Expired Last Month. The Crew Found Out From the Inspector.
A contractor’s welder was qualified when the job was planned. By the day of the tie-in the reevaluation date had passed, nobody checked, and the work was done by someone who was not qualified for it. That is a finding on paper and a risk in the ditch.
The program was written. Nobody checked the person against the task that morning.
Person. Task. Date. One Answer.
List your covered tasks and your people once, employees and contractors alike. X3 keeps every qualification against its reevaluation interval and checks a person against a task in one step.
Covered tasks
Each task that passes the four-part test, with its evaluation method, reevaluation interval, AOCs and span of control.
Qualifications
Who holds which task, when they were evaluated and when they must be reevaluated.
The check
AUTHORIZED, ACTION REQUIRED or DO NOT PROCEED for a person, a task and a date, with the reason.
Evaluations
Written, oral, observation, on-the-job or simulation, with the evaluator on record.
Contractors
Every contractor company and its workers, held to the same rules as your own crews.
Program
The written program elements and the significant changes PHMSA must be told about.
Stop checking binders at the gate. Check the person against the task.
One Matrix. Every Person, Every Task.
An example of a qualification matrix once covered tasks and crews are listed.
- Welder at Lakeshore Pipeline Services: qualification for Task 32 (welding) expired 9 days ago
- Task 41 (purging) has no qualified person on the North system night crew
- Locator R. Diaz: abnormal operating condition training for Task 12 not on file
- Contractor Delta Coating: 4 workers missing evaluation records (49 CFR 192.807)
Example only. Your OQ program and its covered task list are yours.
10 Working Screens in X3 Pipeline Qualification
- 01OverviewWho is qualified today, what expires this month and which covered tasks have nobody qualified.
- 02Can They Do It?Pick a person, a covered task and a date: AUTHORIZED, ACTION REQUIRED or DO NOT PROCEED, with the reason.
- 03Covered Task ListEvery covered task that passed the four-part test, with its evaluation method, reevaluation interval, AOCs and span of control.
- 04Qualification MatrixPeople across, tasks down: qualified, expiring, expired or never qualified, at a glance.
- 05EvaluationsRecord a written, oral, observation or performance evaluation and the qualification it grants.
- 06ContractorsEvery contractor company, its workers and their qualifications, checked before they set foot on the right-of-way.
- 07OQ ProgramThe written program elements of Subpart N, significant changes PHMSA must hear about, and five-year record retention.
- 08Evaluation ChecklistsStep-by-step evaluation checklists for each covered task. A passed checklist becomes the qualification.
- 09ReevaluationsPeople whose performance may have contributed to an incident or accident, or who may no longer be qualified, held off the task until reevaluated.
- 10Qualification CardsA printable card for each person with a QR code a supervisor scans at the job site to see what they are qualified for today.
Task. Evaluate. Qualify. Check. Reevaluate.
X3 follows the qualification cycle in Subpart N and keeps the answer ready before every job.
- 01
List the covered tasks
Each task with its four-part test, method, interval, AOCs and span of control.
- 02
List the people
Employees and contractor workers, from Company Setup.
- 03
Record the evaluation
Method, evaluator, result and date. A pass grants the qualification.
- 04
Check before the job
Person, task and date in; a clear answer and the reason out.
- 05
Reevaluate on time
Expiring qualifications surface 30 days ahead.
- 06
Report program changes
Significant changes to the program are flagged for notice to PHMSA.
A qualification is only useful if it is checked before the work.
One Loop. X3 Pipeline Qualification Owns Part of “Control”.
Nine products, five stages, one job each. X3 Pipeline Qualification helps answer one question for your pipeline: is the person and the control room ready for the work? Use it on its own, or add the products on either side of it when that job matters.
- 01
Know
What applies to every mile we operate?X3 Pipeline Compliance - 02
See
Which mile is at risk, and why?X3 Pipeline IntegrityX3 Pipeline Corrosion - 03
Control
Is the person and the control room ready for the work?X3 Pipeline QualificationX3 Pipeline Control Room - 04
Act
What has to happen in the field today?X3 Pipeline Damage PreventionX3 Pipeline FieldX3 Pipeline Emergency - 05
Prove
Could we hand an inspector the evidence in an hour?X3 Pipeline Audit
X3 Checks the Rules. Your Program Sets Them.
Your OQ program is yours. Four things stay with your team.
Define the covered tasks
Your program decides which tasks pass the four-part test.
Evaluate fairly
Qualified evaluators run the written, oral and performance evaluations.
Set the intervals
Reevaluation intervals come from your program and your task list.
Make the call on the job
A supervisor decides whether work proceeds. X3 gives the facts.
Nobody Works a Covered Task Without a Yes.
An OQ program on X3 is a list of tasks, a matrix of people and a one-step check that says yes, not yet or no, before the work starts.
Check it.
Person, task and date: one clear answer.
Keep it.
Every reevaluation on time, employees and contractors alike.
Prove it.
Five years of evaluation records, ready to hand over.
Priced Per Mile. Start With Your Own Systems.
Create your account, describe your systems once, choose X3 Pipeline Qualification or all nine products, and run it on your own pipeline with your records saved. One sign-in opens every product you pay for.
$499 a month covers your first 100 miles of regulated pipe. Then $3 a month for each mile after that. Twelve months for the price of ten when you pay for a year. Cancel any time.
- Covered tasks, qualifications, evaluations and contractors, with a clear yes or no before anyone starts the work.
- Works on its own. No other X3 product required
- Your systems, people and records, saved to your account
- Ask X3 for the regulation behind any question
X3 Pipeline Qualification and the other eight, one sign-in, one bill. $1,999 a month covers your first 100 miles, then $12 a month for each mile after that.
- Every product from knowing what applies to proving it
- Work flows from one product to the next
- The command center shows leaders what needs attention
- Costs about the same as four products bought one at a time
$1,249 a month for X3 Pipeline Qualification
$4,999 a month for all nine products
Yearly: $12,490 or $49,990
| Miles | X3 Pipeline Qualification | All nine products |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | $499 | $1,999 |
| 250 | $949 | $3,799 |
| 500 | $1,699 | $6,799 |
| 1,000 | $3,199 | $12,799 |
| 2,500 | $7,699 | $30,799 |
Why per mile. Pipeline work grows with miles of pipe: patrols, test stations, valves, leak surveys and assessments all scale with the system. So X3 Pipeline is priced per regulated mile. Every product has a monthly minimum that covers your first 100 miles, because every operator carries the same fixed work whatever its size: written procedures, an OQ program, an emergency plan and annual reports. Each mile after that adds a small amount. All nine products cost about four times one, so running the whole loop is the better deal, and paying for a year gets you twelve months for the price of ten.
Prices in US dollars. Subscriptions renew each month or year until cancelled.
Questions Operators Ask About X3 Pipeline Qualification.
Have one that is not here? Ask X3, or write to us and a person will answer.
Does it handle contractors?
Can we import our existing qualification records?
What does DO NOT PROCEED mean?
Do I have to buy all nine products?
How do I start?
How does pricing work?
Can my whole team use it?
Can I keep documents and photos with the records?
Does it work in the field without a signal?
Do the products work together?
Know the Answer Before the Crew Leaves the Yard.
Create your account, list your covered tasks and run your first check.