Pipeline Compliance Program Development for Gas Utilities & Operators
Build a complete, PHMSA-defensible compliance program from the ground up — or rebuild one that has fallen out of alignment. Structured, documented, and designed to survive real regulatory scrutiny.
Part 192
& Part 195 Framework
Written
Procedures Included
Auditable
Program Structure
38+
Years of Experience
When Compliance Program Development Is the Right Solution
Some compliance programs need a patch — a specific procedure updated, a recordkeeping gap closed. Others need to be rebuilt. These are the situations where a comprehensive program development engagement makes the most impact.
New gas utilities or newly certificated pipeline operators who need to build a compliance program to meet PHMSA requirements before their first inspection.
Operators who received significant findings in a prior inspection cycle and need a comprehensive program overhaul rather than incremental corrections.
Municipal utilities transitioning pipeline operations in-house from a third-party operator, requiring a complete compliance program to be established under their own authority.
Operators experiencing significant growth — adding new pipeline segments, service areas, or personnel — where the existing program structure no longer scales.
Compliance Program Development Services
A complete pipeline compliance program is more than a binder of procedures — it's an integrated management system that works in the field, not just on paper.
Program Architecture Design
Design a complete compliance program structure aligned to 49 CFR Part 192 (or Part 195) — covering all required program elements from O&M procedures to IMP requirements.
Written Procedure Development
Development of Operations & Maintenance procedures written at the right level of specificity — detailed enough to guide technician performance, regulatory-aligned, and defensible in an inspection.
OQ Program Documentation & Recordkeeping Design
Design of the complete Operator Qualification program documentation framework — covered task identification records, qualification documentation structure, record retention requirements, and contractor OQ documentation verification workflows. Cambri supports the compliance documentation and recordkeeping side of OQ programs, not hands-on covered task training or field operator instruction.
Record Retention Program
Define retention requirements for every record type in the compliance program — calibration records, OQ files, inspection records — aligned to regulatory minimums and operational risk.
Roles & Responsibilities Framework
Clear assignment of compliance responsibilities across the organization — who owns each program element, who maintains records, who has inspection authority, and who manages corrective actions.
Program Review & Maintenance Process
Design the annual program review process — how procedures are kept current, how regulatory changes are tracked and incorporated, and how the program is documented as reviewed per PHMSA requirements.
What You Receive from a Program Development Engagement
Complete set of written O&M procedures aligned to 49 CFR Part 192 or Part 195 requirements
Written OQ program documentation framework — covered task identification records, qualification documentation structure, and record retention requirements aligned to 49 CFR Part 192
Compliance program architecture document — the master framework showing all program elements and how they interrelate
Record retention schedule for all compliance record types with regulatory citations
Roles and responsibilities matrix — compliance ownership assignments across your organization
Program maintenance process — how the program is kept current, reviewed, and documented on an ongoing basis
Programs Built by Someone Who Has Reviewed Hundreds of Them Under PHMSA Scrutiny
Cambri Compliance has spent 38+ years reviewing, assessing, and helping rebuild pipeline compliance programs for gas utilities across the country. We know what a well-designed program looks like from the perspective of both the operator and the regulator — and we build programs designed to pass the inspection, not just look good in a binder.
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Sustain Compliance Year-Round
Free PHMSA Audit Checklist
Calibration, Operator Qualification, and Compliance Records — organized for inspection
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38+ years of hands-on PHMSA experience — not consultant theory. We've sat through the inspections, reviewed the citations, and built programs that actually pass.