MOC Requirements and Industry Standards A strong Management of Change (MOC) process is essential for safe and compliant pipeline operations. While PHMSA regulations require operators to follow procedures and manage risk, the industry standard for structuring an MOC process is defined in API RP 1173 – Pipeline Safety Management Systems, specifically Section 8: Management ...
How to Prepare for a PHMSA Audit Preparing for a PHMSA audit requires more than having documents on file. Operators must be able to demonstrate compliance with 49 CFR Part 192 and 195 through clear, traceable, and well-organized records. Most audit findings are not due to lack of effort—they’re due to lack of structure. ...
One of the most common reasons operators receive PHMSA findings or fines is simple: failure to follow procedures. But in most cases, it’s not because teams are ignoring requirements. It’s because procedures aren’t being executed consistently in the field. What's even more wild is sometimes those procedures aren't even required by code. It's great ...
Most pipeline operators don’t struggle because they lack data—they struggle because their data is everywhere. Over time, systems are added, teams grow, and processes evolve. What starts as manageable quickly turns into a mix of spreadsheets, shared drives, GIS systems, emails, and paper records. The result is the same across the industry:data exists, but ...
The TaskOp Underground Gas Storage (UGS) Risk Model v2 was developed in response to the release of API RP 1170 and API RP 1171 Second Edition and the PHMSA Underground Gas Storage regulations effective January 1, 2026. The model includes advanced features such as threat interaction tables, comparative risk scoring, and interactive dashboards to help operators ...
P&M Measure Tracking Preventive and Mitigative (P&M) Measures are now front and center. With the release of API 1170/1171 v2 and their incorporation into PHMSA regulations effective January 1, 2026, operators are expected to actively identify and act on measures that reduce well risk. P&M Measures represent real, actionable steps operators can take ...
Annual risk updates just got a whole lot easier. TaskOp added a one-click button that instantly carries forward all baseline answers from the current year’s Well, Reservoir, or Cavern Risk record into the next year’s record. No re-entering data. No missed fields. Just a fast, consistent starting point for each new assessment. TaskOp also ...
Barcode and QR code scanning in the native mobile app is now live as of 10/16/25 (version 1.74 of the mobile app). If you would like to use this feature, please reach out to your TaskOp support team and we can enable it on the backend for supported fields (Text, Multi-line Text, Numeric, URL, ...
Designed to feel instantly familiar to spreadsheet users, grid reports make editing data faster and more intuitive. Users can update records directly in line using familiar actions like fill down, undo/redo, and column pinning—no need to open forms or switch views. This feature replaces legacy table reports and grid edit, combining them into a ...
15 new chart types to give you more effective ways to visualize and share your data: Spline and area spline - smooth, curved lines for trend analysis Donut chart - a circular variant of the pie chart with a modern aesthetic Streamgraph - good for showing changes over time across categories Radial bar - circular ...
