API RP 1162:2022 pdf download,Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators.
API RP 1162 addresses the development, implementation,evaluation, and documentation of pipeline public awareness programsassociated with systems in the United States for distribution, regulatedtransmission, gathering pipelines, and underground storage that arerequired under federal or state pipeline safety regulations to have a publicawareness program.
API RP 1162 provides minimum requirements and offers guidance to operators todevelop public awareness programs that take into account the similaritiesand differences in pipeline types, release characteristics, stakeholderaudiences, operator activities, and other factors that can influence theprogram’s development and implementation.
API RP 1162 provides operators with public awareness programelements and illustrates the process for establishing, implementing,measuring, and adjusting a program, in alignment with the Plan–Do–Check–Act (PDCA) process for managing programs. This recommendedpractice addresses certain operational changes requiring additionalcommunication based on the introduction of new hazards.
