CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
• Helping to maintain and improve the reliability of pipeline systems that deliver natural gas;
• Reducing the consequences (harm to people, environment, and econ- omy) after a natural gas release or pipeline failure has occurred.
Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (PSIA)
On December 17, 2002, Congress issued the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (PSIA). Section 5 of the Act calls for operators of gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities to review their existing public education programs for effectiveness and modify the programs as necessary by December 17, 2003.
In June 2004, the US Department of Transportation’s Research and Special
Programs Administration (RSPA), now Pipeline Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA), proposed a rule that requires all gas and haz- ardous liquid pipeline operators to develop and implement public education programs that comply with American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Recom- mended Practice 1162 (RP 1162). This was developed as a consensus industry standard and is intended for use by natural gas pipeline operators, hazardous liquid pipeline operators, operators of gathering lines, and local distribution companies to communicate safety and operations of the pipeline industry. The PHMSA final rule, implemented in June 2005, calls for pipeline oper-
ators to develop and implement public education programs that address key stakeholder audiences: affected public; local officials; emergency responders; excavators and contractors; land developers and One-Call Centers. The final rule also sets minimum requirements for pipeline operators to
develop, implement and manage public education programs. It includes requirements regarding the stakeholder audiences to be communicated with, and both the content and the frequency of the messages and information. It also addresses management of the operators programs and evaluation of their effectiveness. The overriding purpose of RP 1162 is to assist pipeline operators and LDCs
in developing an effective, yet flexible framework for managing a public awareness program and for analyzing and gauging the effectiveness of their public education efforts.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Petroleum Institute (API) The America Petroleum Institute’s mission is to guide public policy in support of a strong, viable U.S. oil and natural gas industry essential to meet the energy needs of consumers in an efficient, environmentally responsible manner.
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