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Lessons Learned….. Were PG&E practices an anomaly or the tip of a bigger problem? How would we know?

Lessons Learned….. Were PG&E practices an anomaly or the tip of a bigger problem? How would we know?. 2011 Pipeline Safety Trust Conference – Getting to Zero November 17, 2011. Evolution of Pipeline Safety. 1951 American Standard Code For Pressure Piping. 1928 API 5L

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Lessons Learned….. Were PG&E practices an anomaly or the tip of a bigger problem? How would we know?

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  1. Lessons Learned….. Were PG&E practices an anomaly or the tip of a bigger problem?How would we know? 2011 Pipeline Safety Trust Conference – Getting to Zero November 17, 2011

  2. Evolution of Pipeline Safety • 1951 • American Standard Code For Pressure Piping • 1928 • API 5L • First standard for pipeline • 1970 • First DOT Regulations • 1998 • DOT Risk Management Demonstration Projects • 2001-02 • Pipeline Safety Act amended IMP & ASME B31.8S • 2010 • INGAA forms Task Force on Pipeline Safety • 2012 • Operators will complete baseline assessments in HCAs Regulations, standards and operating practices continue to evolve producing continuous improvement

  3. What are these Practices? • What are the Assets? • What are the Business and Regulatory Models? • What is the Culture? • What are the Communication Practices?

  4. Do you have confidence in Assets? • Physical Infrastructure • Inventory • Operations • Integrity Management • Information Management • Asset Management • Decision Support Systems • Human Resources • Employees • Management • Suppliers • Professional Support

  5. Do you have confidence in the Business and Regulatory Models? • Safety Policy and Practices • Pipeline Company and their Service Providers • Industry Associations • Regulatory Agencies • PHMSA • State Partners • Legislative Federal and State • Economic Policy and Practices • Intrastate • 50 Individual States • Interstate • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  6. Do you have confidence in the Culture? • Culture • Company • Industry • INGAA • AGA • R&D Organizations • Other Industries • Regulatory & Legislative • PHMSA • State Safety Agencies • Economic Regulators • Legislators

  7. INGAA Board Pipeline Safety Task Force Stakeholder Communication Integrity Management Continuous Improvement Legislative Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Work-Streams Research & Development Cost Recovery Mechanisms Commitment & Communications Focus Areas Improvements in Operational Practices Pipeline Safety Re-Authorization • Formed in January 2011 • Lead by Alan Bradley (Questar) • Steering team formed to develop & implement INGAA Pipeline Integrity Strategic Plan • Four work streams under the direction of the Task Force

  8. INGAA Guiding Principles of Pipeline Safety • Our goal is zero incidents - a perfect record of safety and reliability for the national pipeline system. We will work every day toward this goal. • We are committed to safety culture as a critical dimension to continuously improve our industry’s performance. • We will be relentless in our pursuit of improving by learning from the past and anticipating the future. • We are committed to applying integrity management principles on a system-wide basis. • We will engage our stakeholders - from the local community to the national level - so they understand and can participate in reducing risk.

  9. INGAA’s View on What is Needed? Holistic Approach to Pipeline Safety • INGAA plans to work together with key stakeholders and PHMSA to accommodate NTSB’s concerns, striking a balance between safety benefits and disruptions of service, and prioritizing those actions which yield the greatest reduction in risk. • Reauthorize Pipeline Safety Act • Stronger state and federal excavation prevention measures • Industry • R&D • Share lessons learned • Infuse best practices • Invest in next generation of workers and safety tools • Make safety culture an integral part of the pipeline industry day in and day out Effective pipeline safety is a shared responsibility - and requires active engagement between operators, the government and the public

  10. Integrity Management Continuous Improvement Action Teams

  11. INGAA Members 9 Step Action Plan • Apply Risk Management beyond High Consequence Areas (HCAs) • Raise the Standards for Corrosion Anomaly Management • Demonstrate Fitness for Service on Pre-Regulation Pipelines • Shorten Pipeline Isolation and Response Time to 1 Hour • Improve Integrity Management Communication and Data • Implement the Pipeline and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA) Guidance • Evaluate, Refine and Improve Threat Assessment and Mitigation • Implement Management Systems across INGAA Members • Provide Forums for Stakeholder Engagement and Emergency Officials

  12. References on INGAA Policies and Positions • INGAA Web Site Pipeline Safety Section • http://www.ingaa.org/Topics/Safety.aspx • INGAA Positions supporting “DOT Report to America” • http://www.ingaa.org/Filings/15735.aspx • INGAA Initial Policy Filing to PHMSA ANPRM • http://www.ingaa.org/Filings/16943.aspx • INGAA Member Companies • http://www.ingaa.org/Members/963.aspx • INGAA Foundation Member Companies • http://www.ingaa.org/Foundation/FoundationMembers.aspx

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