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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 Official
Excavator
Public Official
3.
Within the past 4 years, do you recall reading, seeing, or hearing information from a pipeline operator related to natural gas pipelines and pipeline safety?
Yes
No
Don't know
4.
From what you've read, seen, or heard, what are the kinds of things that might tell you that a natual gas pipeline is leaking? Please provide as many responses as come to mind.
Smell (e.g. strong petroleum odor or rotten eggs)
Dead vegetation
Noise (e.g. hissing or roaring sound)
Liquid on ground
Dirt being blown in the air
Fire or explosion
Dense white cloud or fog
Sheen on water
Condition of the pipe (e.g. corrosion, cracks, rust)
Bubbling of water
Don't know
Other (please specify)
5.
What are all the precautions you or your company take to avoid damaging a natual 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
Hydro excavating
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)
6.
How often would you say your company contacts 811 or the one-call system before digging? Would you say...
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
7.
What are the potential hazards associated with a natural gas pipeline leak?
Injury / Poisoning / Sickness
Explosions
Fire / Flames
Death
Property damage (e.g. to home, building, the surrounding area)
Water / Air / Environmental contamination
Don't know
Other (please specify)
8.
There are several things you could do if you suspected a leak in a natural gas pipeline. What is the FIRST thing you would do?
Call 911 / Emergency operator
Contact the pipeline operator
Contact 811 / the one-call system
Leave / Flee the area immediately
Turn off equipment
Turn off valves and/or meters
Evacuate / Secure the area
Eliminate ignition source(s)
Shelter in place
Contact supervisor
Do nothing / Nothing else
Don't know
Other (please specify)
9.
What else, if anything, would you do?
Call 911 / Emergency operator
Contact the pipeline operator
Contact 811 / the one-call system
Leave / Flee the area immediately
Turn off equipment
Turn off valves and/or meters
Evacuate / Secure the area
Eliminate ignition source(s)
Shelter in place
Contact supervisor
Do nothing / Nothing else
Don't know
Other (please specify)
10.
Additional Comments?
