Title: U. S. Department of Transportation
1 U. S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
www.dot.gov
2Pipeline Safety Data
Thoughts on PHMSA Data Karen
Butler Pipeline Safety Trust Conference Performanc
e Evaluation Group Office of Pipeline Safety
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5Thoughts on Data
- Confusing . . . . . .
- So Why Look At Data?
- Where is the Data and Does It Say Anything?
- Seen Anything Lately?
- PEG
- Some Recent Data
6Looking at Data to Support the PHMSA Mission
7What Can the Public Do About Data?Provide
Comments
- Statutory Directives
- 49 U.S.C. 60102. Purpose and general authority
- 49 U.S. C. 60103. Standards for LNG
- Provide adequate protection against risks to life
and property posed by pipeline transportation and
pipeline facilities - Law directs PHMSA to establish minimum safety
standards for pipeline transportation and for
pipeline facilities - Those standards may apply to the operation,
maintenance, design, installation, construction,
testing, etc., of pipeline facilities - When prescribing a standard, PHMSA must consider
relevant pipeline safety information, the
appropriateness and reasonableness of the
standard, estimated costs and benefits, public
comments, and comments/recommendations from the
advisory committees
8What Can We See with PHMSA Data?
- Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County
- Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions,
Definitions - Identifies Who Implements Inspection
- Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an
Operators perspective - Highlights activities that transpire while
operators work to meet the regulations - Identifies which operators realize that they have
jurisdictional facilities - Provides insight regarding a particular states
activities - Enforcement Activities
9What Can We See with PHMSA Data?
NPMS
- Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County
- Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions
- Identifies Who Implements Inspection
- Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an
Operators perspective - Highlights activities that transpire while
operators work to meet the regulations - Identifies which operators realize that they have
jurisdictional facilities - Provides insight regarding a particular states
activities - Enforcement Activities
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11What Can We See with PHMSA Data?
- Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County
- Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions,
Definitions - Identifies Who Implements Inspection
- Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an
Operators perspective - Highlights activities that transpire while
operators work to meet the regulations - Identifies which operators realize that they have
jurisdictional facilities - Provides insight regarding a particular states
activities - Enforcement Activities
12Outreach Stakeholder Communications
13Lousiana RegulatoryFact Sheet
14What Can We See with PHMSA Data?
- Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County
- Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions
- Identifies Who Implements Inspection
- Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an
Operators perspective - Highlights activities that transpire while
operators work to meet the regulations - Identifies which operators realize that they have
jurisdictional facilities - Provides insight regarding a particular states
activities - Enforcement Activities
15Data and Statistics
16What Can We See with PHMSA Data?
- Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County
- Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions
- Identifies Who Implements Inspection
- Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an
Operators perspective - Highlights activities that transpire while
operators work to meet the regulations - Identifies which operators realize that they have
jurisdictional facilities - Provides insight regarding a particular states
activities - Enforcement Activities
17Gas Integrity Management
18Liquid Integrity Management
19What Can We See with PHMSA Data?
- Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County
- Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions
- Identifies Who Implements Inspection
- Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an
Operators perspective - Highlights activities that transpire while
operators work to meet the regulations - Identifies which operators realize that they have
jurisdictional facilities - Provides insight regarding a particular states
activities - Enforcement Activities
20Outreach Stakeholder Communications
21What Can We See with PHMSA Data?
- Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County
- Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions
- Identifies Who Implements Inspection
- Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an
Operators perspective - Highlights activities that transpire while
operators work to meet the regulations - Identifies which operators realize that they have
jurisdictional facilities - Provides insight regarding a particular states
activities - Enforcement Activities
22New Group in PHMSA the PEG
23Future Plans
- Stay in touch with the evolving needs of our
customers - Need continued input and feedback
- Continue to fold in updated data
- Use a variety of sources to identify new Operator
Lists (new or just missing data)
24Future Plans
- Develop more tools to make use of existing or
- improved data more effectively
- Fine Tune Models on Risk
- Look at who is not submitting data
- Change how we see the data
25Future Plans
- Assist in defining and updating required data
- What repeat enforcement actions exist and does
this lead to changes that may be needed? - Continue work to define and share Region best
practices
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- Some Items Data Revealed Lately
27Data Trends
28Data Trends
29Data Trends
30Data Trends
31Working TogetherExcavation
32Civil Penalty Provision?
Source One-Call Systems International Committee
of the Common Ground Alliance
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43Safety Pyramid
Serious Failure
Reportable
Significant and Minor Events
Un-reportable
Intervention by Personnel or Safety Systems
Recorded
Near Miss, Identified
Un-recorded
Near Miss, Undetected
PHMSA Data Doesnt Say Much at this Time About
Near Miss or Close Call information
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