ICT 101 - Introduction to the Natural Gas Industry

1. Discuss the evolution of the natural gas industry in the U.S. to its current state.
2. Describe safety issues associated with natural gas operations.
3. List common procedures in the installation and testing of natural gas systems. 
4. Identify basic recognition, avoidance, abatement and prevention safety issues in the construction industry.

1. The Natural Gas Industry
   1. History of the industry
      1. Discovery
      2. Storage
      3. Transportation
   2. Properties of natural gas
      1. Liquid
      2. Odor
      3. Viscosity
   3. Facilities
      1. Wellhead
      2. Gathering Lines
      3. Processing Plant
      4. Transmission Lines
      5. Compressor Stations
      6. Storage Facilities
      7. Metering Stations
      8. Regular Stations
      9. Distribution Lines
      10. Meter Set Assembly
      11. Houseline
   4. Pipeline feeds
2. Safety Issues
   1. Security awareness
   2. Damage prevention during excavation
      1. One Call Law
      2. Transmission Lines
      3. Reporting
      4. High Pressure Standby
      5. Boring Operations
      6. Padding and Shading
      7. Early Warnings
   3. Fire Safety
   4. Emergency response/Incident Control System (ICS)
   5. Abnormal operating conditions (AOC) and unusual operating conditions (UOC)
   6. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) 10-hour entry level safety
3. Field Operations
   1. Backfilling
   2. Pipe handling
   3. Operation of meter set assembly (MSA) valves
   4. Testing
      1. Pressure testing
      2. Leak testing
   5. Pipe identification