Emergency Official Tiering

49 CFR Part 195.402, 195.440 and API RP 1162 require pipeline operators to establish and maintain liaison with appropriate emergency officials with "emergency response and/or public safety jurisdiction along the pipeline route."

These liaison activities have historically been conducted through verbal and written communications in either a multi-operator group setting, directly from operator employees, or through an operator's annual mail-out program(s).

As pipeline operators consider all factors (results of effectiveness measurement efforts, regulatory feedback and lessons learned from actual incidents) when creating a strategy for communicating with emergency responders, the narrative begins to shift from broad-based activities which simply satisfy the regulatory requirements, towards efforts which are most effective.

Utilizing Paradigm's GIS expertise and expansive Emergency Responder database, Paradigm can develop a tiered emergency responder outreach program which:

• Places an emphasis on communication with agencies most likely to respond to an incident involving an operator’s assets and their capabilities
• Addresses the needs of the stake holder
• Considers the unique attributes of the operator's system
• Utilizes multiple forms of outreach

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