News Brief: NCCER Expands Atmos Energy Operator Qualifications
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Atmos Energy operator qualifications (OQs). NCCER is now mapped to the following Atmos tasks, as follows:
- G01 – Repairing Steel Pipe
- ATMOS1071 Repair Steel Pipe by Grinding
- ATMOSBUFF Repair Steel Pipe by Buffing
- ATMOS40_3 Apply Composite Sleeve
- ATMOS40_4 Install Mechanical Bolt-On Split Repair Sleeve
- G02 – Installation of Underground Casing
- ATMOSCASE-INSTL Installation of Underground Casing
- H01 – Installing / Replacing Meters
- ATMOS1161 Install Customer Meters and Regulators: Residential and Small Commercial
- ATMOS1171 Install Customer Meters and Regulators: Large Commercial and Industrial
- H02 – Installing / Replacing Regulators
- ATMOS1161 Install Customer Meters and Regulators: Residential and Small Commercial
- ATMOS1171 Install Customer Meters and Regulators: Large Commercial and Industrial
- H03 – Installing / Replacing Service Lines
- ATMOS0861 Installation of Steel Pipe in an Open Trench
- ATMOS0871 Installation of Steel Pipe in a Bore
- ATMOS0901 Installation of Plastic Pipe in an Open Trench
- ATMOS0911 Installation of Plastic Pipe in a Bore
- L02 – Activating and Purging / Blowdown Pipelines
- ATMOS36_2 Purging of Pipeline Facilities
- ATMOS50_0 Purge Gas from a Pipeline
- ATMOS51_0 Purge Air from a Gas Pipeline
- L04 – Tapping Pipelines under Pressure with Self-tapping Tee
- ATMOS1101 Tapping a Pipeline with a Self-tapping Tee (Built-in Cutter)
- M01 – Surveying Leaks
- ATMOS52_1 Conduct Vegetation Survey
- ATMOS52_2 Conduct a Leak Survey with a CGD
- ATMOS52_3 Conduct a Leak Survey with a Flame Ionization Unit
- ATMOS1281 Mobile Gas Leakage Survey: Optical Methane
- ATMOSRMLD Conduct a Leak Survey Using a Remote Methane Leak Detector
- ATMOS1231 Perform Inside Gas Leak Investigation
- ATMOS1241 Perform Outside Gas Leak Investigation
- M21 – Removing / Deactivating / Purging Gas Meters
- ATMOS1201 Temporary Isolation of Service Lines and Service Discontinuance
- O01 – Conducting Indirect Inspection
- ATMOS1411-ACCA Perform AC Current Attenuation (ACCA or PCM) Survey
- ATMOS1411-ACVG Perform Alternating Current Voltage Gradient (ACVG) Survey
- ATMOS1411-DCVG Perform Direct Current Voltage Gradient (DCVG) Survey
- O02 – External Pipe Inspection for Anomalies
- ATMOS5_1 Examine for Mechanical Damage on Buried or Submerged Pipe
- ATMOS5_2 Examine for External Corrosion on Buried or Submerged Pipe
- ATMOS5_3 Inspect the Condition of External Coating on Buried or Submerged Pipe
- O03 – Internal Corrosion Inspection (Non-destructive)
- ATMOS10_1 Insert and Remove Coupons
- ATMOS10_2 Monitor Probes (Online)
- ATMOS12_0 Visually Inspect Internal Pipe Surface
- ATMOS0121 Collect Sample For Internal Corrosion Monitoring
These OQs for Atmos Energy are available in the NCCER Learning Platform now. To confirm all specific requirements for each Atmos task (such as requalification intervals), be sure to review ISN. If you are currently an Atmos-endorsed company, you can access and assign these OQs today.
If you have questions about the NCCER Atmos Endorsement Program, please contact Mandy Beaulieu at Mbeaulieu@nccer.org.