Pipeline Operator Public Awareness
Program Workshops

OPS co-sponsored with its state partners and the pipeline industry trade associations two workshops in the fall of 2003. The primary focus of the workshops was to introduce API Recommended Practice (RP) 1162, "Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators," to pipeline operators and to introduce an operator self-assessment process being implemented by OPS.

At these workshops OPS and the pipeline industry representatives:

1. Reviewed in some depth each of the RP 1162 program elements
2. Provided some operator panel discussion and case studies
3. Provided technical assistance on the evaluation of effectiveness element within RP 1162, and
4. Conducted breakout sessions for transmission operators (liquid and gas) to gain a better understanding of the relative maturity of their public awareness programs relative to the RP guidelines.

Presentation Slides

The slides used in the presentations for these workshops are available for download.

Houston Workshop, September 4^th & 5^th, 2003.

1. Slides for Day 1, Session 1
2. Slides for Day 1, Session 2
3. Slides for Day 2, Session 1

Baltimore Workshop, September 16^th & 17^th, 2003.

1. Slides for Day 1, Session 1
2. Slides for Day 1, Session 2
3. Slides for Day 2, Session 1