The American Petroleum Institute (API) announced today the release of a new pipeline safety management system standard, ANSI/API Recommended Practice 1173.
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Pipeline Safety Management Systems Workshop Scheduled for July 2, 2014
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PHMSA announced its second workshop on Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS) scheduled for July 2, 2014. Notice, 79 Fed. Reg. 34393 (June 16, 2014). The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the emerging national consensus standard regarding PSMS, draft American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 1173, and to identify how concepts discussed…
PHMSA Hosts Safety Management Systems Workshop
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On February 27, 2014, PHMSA hosted a day-long public workshop on Safety Management Systems (SMS). The workshop coincided with the public release of draft industry standard API RP 1173 for Pipeline Safety Management Systems, which is currently under development. …
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Safety Management System Consensus Standard Public Workshop Announced
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PHMSA recently announced a one day public workshop to discuss the development of a safety management system (SMS) national consensus standard for the pipeline industry. In the NTSB’s Investigation of the Marshall, Michigan incident, the agency stated that Enbridge’s centralized safety management system was deficient…
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