Operator Qualifications

Benson Pipeline Maintenance, Inc. considers our Operator Qualification Program a vital part of our continued success in the pipeline industry.  Our responsibility is to ensure the quality and completeness of training to our employees.

In order to comply with the Operator Qualifications, Benson Pipeline Maintenance, Inc. is utilizing National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and ISNetworld.

Recently, Benson Pipeline Maintenance has joined the Veriforce program. Veriforce provides third-party oversight for evaluation of personnel to assess their ability to perform a covered task and recognize and react to related abnormal operating conditions (AOCs) according to Operator's evaluation criteria. Evaluations will be done in accordance with the Operator's OQ plan.

Employees of Benson Pipeline Maintenance, Inc. shall be qualified through NCCER.  NCCER utilizes a “Standardized Training Process.”  The training process includes “traditional craft or apprenticeship training through task, upgrade, and multi-skills training.”  This process will assist our training organization in developing training guidelines that are parallel with our needs as a pipeline company.  Benson Pipeline Maintenance, Inc. will provide knowledge testing and performance evaluation through NCCER to ensure the qualification of our employees.  This training will include information of pipeline routines, pipeline maintenance, and construction to benefit the individual being trained.

Benson Pipeline Maintenance, Inc. has also made use of ISNetworld, which is a database that provides record-keeping and training management tools.  This database allows all companies to review our employees’ qualifications through NCCER as well as in house safety training and testing.