“The past five years have been an increasing evolution for Pipeline Safety as we continue to strive for zero incidents,” said Angela Kolar, Vice President and Chief Risk Officer with Colonial Pipeline and the Industry Team Chair. “As you’ll see in this Annual Report, we’re seeing steady progress with the implementation of Pipeline SMS across the industry. More and more company leaders are committing to PSMS. The rate at which companies are performing gap assessments continues to rise and, more importantly, companies are implementing measures to address their identified gaps.”
The report features testimonials from pipeline operators on the benefits of Pipeline SMS implementation and on the value of the third-party assessment process. It also highlights the 2019 Annual Survey results, which:
- Surveyed over 55% of the transmission and distribution industries with nearly 150 respondents.
- Identified 47 more companies’ leadership committing to Pipeline SMS implementation in 2019.
- Showed over two-thirds of respondents having completed a gap assessment, with 100% of those respondents identifying an improvement opportunity.
- Revealed that nearly 60% of respondents’ implementation progress is steady.
In 2020, the Industry Team is focusing its efforts around four key focus areas: increasing industry participation, ensuring proactive stakeholder engagement, providing ongoing support for operator journeys, and ensuring proper governance and oversight for the RP. View the industry’s implementation journey over the last five years through the 2019 Pipeline SMS Annual Report.
