What Is Oq Training

What is Operator Qualification (OQ)? The US Department of Transportation (DOT) rules and regulations require those who perform covered tasks on gas facilities be qualified by their knowledge and experience in order to protect life and property.

What is OQ certification?

Federal law requires operators of energy pipelines to have an Operator Qualification (OQ) Plan and Program in place to reduce human error and protect life and property. Discover industry-proven solutions that give pipeline operators the clearest and simplest path to compliance.

What are OQ tasks?

The OQ rule requires that an operator must have provisions to “evaluate an individual if the operator has reason to believe that the individual’s performance of a covered task contributed to an incident (or accident)”.