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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
Excavators
Public Officials
3.
To the best of your knowledge, are there currently any natural gas pipelines operating in your community?
Yes
No
Don't know
4.
Within the past 4 years, do you recall reading, seeing, or hearing information from a pipeline operators related to natural gas pipelines and pipeline safety?
Yes
No
Don't know
5.
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)
6.
If you were planning on digging on your property, which of the following actions would you likely take to avoid damaging a natural gas pipeline?
Contact 811 / the one-call system
Contact the pipeline operator
Call 911 / Emergency operator
Do nothing
Don't know
Other (please specify)
7.
If you were going to dig on your property, what number would you call or website would you visit to have a natural gas pipeline located and marked?
811 / the one-call system
Don't know
Other (please specify)
8.
How often would you say you contact 811 or the one-call system to identify whether a natural gas pipeline exists before digging? Would you say...
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
N/A - Don't dig on property
9.
To the best of your knowledge, what are the potential hazards associated with a natural gas pipeline leak?
Sickness / Poisoning
Explosions
Fire / Flames
Injury
Property damage (e.g. to home, building, the surrounding area)
Water / Air / Environmental contamination
Don't know
Other (please specify)
10.
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? 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
Shelter in place
Do nothing / Nothing else
Don't knowDon't know
Other (please specify)
11.
Additional comments?
