Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators

API Recommended Practice (RP) 1162, Third Edition

On August 11, 2022, API published the Third Edition of API Recommended Practice (RP) 1162, Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators. This latest edition addresses the management of public awareness programs for the operators of transmission, distribution and gathering pipelines as well as underground storage systems.

This site is intended to provide guidance to pipeline operators on the Third Edition as they consider it in the context of their Public Awareness Program.

Key Benefits

Awareness

Public awareness programs should enhance stakeholder audience awareness of the presence of pipelines in their communities and the potential hazards that unintended releases may pose.

Prevention

Public awareness programs should enhance the stakeholder’s awareness of their role in preventing pipeline emergencies.

Recognition and Response

Public awareness programs should help stakeholder audiences understand how to recognize and respond to potential pipeline damage and/or a pipeline emergency.

Ordering information

API Recommended Practice (RP) 1162, Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators, Third Edition is available through the API Standards Store.

“Public awareness programs are a critical tool for pipeline safety and community engagement, helping to raise awareness of pipelines and associated facilities to help keep communities safe. This standard underscores the industry’s commitment to improving the safety of pipelines as well as those who live and work along pipeline rights-of-way.”

- Anchal Liddar, API Senior Vice President of Global Industry Services