Taken together, the American Petroleum Institute’s Recommended Practices (RP) 1162 and RP 1173 address the need for effective industrywide protocols for keeping the public safe around natural gas infrastructure. They provide baseline guidance to pipeline operators [...]
There’s no question that there is substantial benefit in engaging the public through basic safety education programs. These communications are the public’s main source—sometimes, the only source—of information about how to recognize, prevent, and respond safely to [...]
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) requires pipeline owners and operators to educate key stakeholders about pipeline operations, damage prevention, and leak recognition and response. Do you think of it as an obligation or [...]
What’s the most important feature of a successful public safety education program? There’s no question that public safety education and training saves lives. Whether you are a utility employee, public official, excavator, contractor, or community member, [...]
Google “organizational culture,” and you’ll see that it’s a hot topic these days, across every industry. CEOs and other top executives are recognizing that developing a strong, sustainable company culture is not only essential to an [...]