Safety Management System Resource Center
Please Note if you are not part of the NGA PSMS Collaborative you can still take the “GTI Energy PSMS eLearning Series” training. Please Contact Mike Gallinaro at mgallinaro@northeastgas.org for the details.
Pipeline SMS Execution Commitment
What started as a pledge to improve our safety performance has become our way of working together. Through the Northeast Gas Association (NGA), we collaborate to share information and continuously learn in a group setting because we know it’s our best pathway to meet the standard we have set for ourselves and the public we serve. In December of 2018, the NGA Board of Directors approved the creation of a Committee to specifically concentrate on embedding API RP 1173 Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS) principles into day-to-day natural gas utility operations. The Committee’s focus is on operationalizing a safety management system strategy by adopting a Plan-Do- Check-Act (PDCA) framework applicable to daily engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance activities. Our leaders’ line of sight on how this strategy drives down risk will be an ongoing, evergreen process. NGA’s members are committed to applying these (basic) principles of continuous improvement with every decision and every action, with the goal of zero incidents.
