Propane Consultants is an Approved Provider of the "Industrial Training Services, Inc" operator qualification training and certification programs for both Propane and Natural gas jurisdictional system operators. We have preformed this training throughout the United States for small and large companies, each having specific "OQ" requirements based on the actual tasks that their employees perform.

Some companies perform all of the tasks listed in our training modules while other companies perform only a few of the listed tasks, the conventional training programs require you to attend training for all the tasks even if you do not perform that particular task.

Propane Consultants will customize a training/certification program for your specific needs and offer training in only those tasks that you require to install and maintain your jurisdictional gas systems, and we are available to conduct employee skills evaluations. You will not waste your time and money being trained in areas where you do not need it.

Please review the "OQ" listed tasks in the two modules; Propane and Natural gas, then contact us to determine the tasks you need training and certification in to become compliant with the 49 CFR 192; Public Utilities Commission; and the Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration; Rules and Regulations.

Propane Consultants also offers jurisdictional on-site inspections, underground leak testing, Operations and Maintenance Plans and Emergency Plan documentation. Annual updates are also available.

"ITS" Operator Qualification Propane Series

• F-2P Join Polyethylene (PE) Pipe with Mechanical Fittings
• F-3P Join Copper Pipe for Gas Distribution
• G-1P Perform and Inspect Excavating and Backfilling Activities
• H-1P Install Domestic Propane Gas Meters and Regulator Sets
• H-2P Install Domestic Gas Service Lines
• I-1P Monitor Corrosion Control Methods Used on Buried Metal Pipelines
• L-2(s)P Purge Gas Lines (4" Diameter or Less)
• L-3P Verifying Oderization and Identifying Periodic Sampling Procedures
• M-1P Perform Patrol and Leakage Surveys on Propane Gas Pipeline Facilities
• M-2P Locate and Mark Underground Propane Pipeline Facilities
• M-4P Inspect and Test Pressure Limit Stations, Relief Devices and Pressure Regulating Stations
• M-5P Maintain Line Valves in Gas Distribution Piping
• M-7P Prevent Accidental Ignition - Propane
• M-8P Make Permanent Field Repairs on Distribution Lines
• M-10P Abandon/Deactivate Gas Pipeline Facilities
• OI-A1 Operating and Maintaining Propane Vaporizers

"ITS" Operator Qualification Natural Gas Series

• OQS E-1 Weld on Steel Pipelines
• OQS E-2 Test Welds Using Non-Destructive Processes
• OQS F-1 Join Plastic Pipe with Heat Fusion
• OQS F-2 Join Plastic Pipe with Mechanical Fittings
• OQS F-3 Join Copper Pipe
• OQS F-4 Joining and Repairing Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe
• OQS G-1 Verifying Excavating and Backfilling Operations That Minimize Excavation Damage to Pipeline Facilities
• OQS H-1 Install Meter and Regulator Sets
• OQS H-2 Install Service Lines
• OQS I-1 Monitor Corrosion Control Methods Used on Buried Metal Pipelines
• OQS L-1 Tap Pipelines Under Pressure
• OQS L-1a Hot Tapping Pipelines Using Self-Tapping Tees
• OQS L-2 Purge Pipelines
• OQS L-3 Establishing and Maintaining Proper Odorant Levels in Natural Gas Systems
• OQS L-3s Monitor Odorant Levels
• OQS M-1 Perform Patrol and Leakage Surveys on Gas Pipeline Facilities
• OQS M-2 Locate and Mark Underground Facilities
• OQS M-3 Test Service Lines
• OQS M-4 Inspect and Test Pressure Limit Stations, Relief Devices and Pressure Regulating Stations
• OQS M-5 Maintain Line Valves
• OQS M-6 Monitor Compressor Station Gas Detection Equipment
• OQS M-7 Prevent Accidental Ignition
• OQS M-8 Make Permanent Field Repairs on Transmission Lines
• OQS M-9 Repair and Protect Cast Iron Pipe
• OQS M-10 Abandon/Deactivate Gas Pipeline Systems