# Control Room Management Frequently Asked Questions

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** PHMSA CRM FAQ
- **title:** Control Room Management Frequently Asked Questions
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2018-07-26
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** PHMSA answers implementation questions for control room management, including fatigue, alarm management, roles, training, and compliance validation.
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PHMSA's Control Room Management FAQs explain how operators should apply 49 CFR 192.631 and 195.446. For fatigue mitigation, off-duty time excludes work, duties, meetings, training, and other operator assignments. Hours of service include controller activities, shift change and overlap, on-call duties, drills, meetings, training, reviews, and other work for the operator. The guidance also addresses point-to-point verification, alarm management, controller roles, training, and compliance validation. This material is guidance and does not replace the regulation.
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