Pipeline SMS helps operators understand, manage, and continuously improve their safety efforts at any stage of their safety program, at companies from 5 to 5,000 employees.
Equip everyone at your company to identify, address and monitor threats to the safety of company operations.
PIPES (Pipeline Industry Practical Experience Sharing) Portal
“Safe workplaces are most efficient, more productive, and the substantial costs of injuries and occupational illnesses should be significantly reduced by implementing a safety management system.”
With leadership commitment, the pipeline industry can realize the benefits of continually safe operations.
Pipeline operators are committed to improving safety performance and reaching a goal of zero pipeline incidents. Recognizing operators are at different stages of maturity, a flexible road map and suite of tools have been designed to support operators are they launch their efforts and begin the Pipeline SMS journey. Access tools, fact sheets and other Pipeline SMS resources using the Learn page.
Book 1 introduces the values behind a SMS of flexibility, scalability and the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle as well as the benefits of establishing a holistic framework to pipeline safety.
Book 2 describes the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle and its relation to industry-wide pipeline core values of safety, learning from experience, and continuous improvement. This booklet will also describe how each of the essential elements in API RP 1173 will improve safety culture.
The final installment in the SMS series, Book 3 includes suggestions and guidance for how to build and execute an implementation plan for API RP 1173.
Be proactive.
Document procedures and require strict adherence.
Treat operator errors as system deficiencies and not as reasons to punish and intimidate.
Require senior company management to commit.
Identify personnel responsible for safety initiatives and oversight.
Implement a non-punitive method for employees to report safety hazards.
Continuously identify and address risks in all aspects of operations.
Provide safety assurance by regularly evaluating operations to identify and address risks.
