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Pipeline Public Awareness Survey
Pipeline Public Awareness Survey Questions were taken directly from the American Petroleum Institute’s *Recommended Practice 1162: Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators*, Third Edition, August 2022.
1.
Name / Organization
2.
Stakeholder Group
Affected Public
Emergency Officials
Excavator
Public Official
3.
To the best of your knowledge, are there currently pipelines in your community that transport natural gas?
Yes
No
Don't know
4.
Within the past 4 years, do you recall reading, seeing, or hearing information related to natural gas pipelines and pipeline safety?
Yes
No
Don't know
5.
If you needed to find out how to contact the pipeline operators in your community, how would you do that?
NPMS / PIMMA
Contact emergency management / LEPC
911 / Emergency operator
811 / One-call center
PHMSA / State regulators
Contact local government (e.g. mayor's office, city administrator, etc.)
Refer to pipeline markers
Internet search
Telephone search (e.g. 411)
I already know this information
Don't know
Other (please specify)
6.
What are all the precautions your agency, department, or your hired contractors take to avoid damaging a natural gas pipeline? Please consider precautions that may be taken before, during, and after an excavation project.
Contact 811 / the one-call system
Call 911 / Emergency operator
Contact the pipeline operator
Hand dig first
Physical inspection
Look for marked pipelines or pipeline markers
Wait for lines to be marked before digging
Pothole / Dig test holes / Spot check for lines / Use a spotter
Use maps / NPMS
Leave matting over excavation site
Proper backfill
Do nothing
Don't know
Other (please specify)
7.
To the best of your knowledge, what are the potential hazards a natural gas leak poses to the community?
Injury / Poisoning / Sickness
Explosions
Fire / Flames
Death
Property damage (e.g. to home, building, the surrounding area)
Water / Air / Environmental contamination
Traffic disruption
Don't know
Other (please specify)
8.
In general, do you share with employees or coworkers the information you receive from pipeline operators regarding pipeline safety or one-call requirements?
Yes
No
Don't know
9.
Which of the following best describes your organization or agency?
Planning and zoning boards
Licensing, planning, and permitting departments
Building code enforcement departments
City and county managers
Public utility boards
Local governing councils
Military officials
Tribal leaders
Departments of Transportation
Municipal government official
Other (please specify)
10.
Additional Comments?
