2014 NASFM Annual Conference
May 29 – June 1, 2014 | Baltimore, MD
API AOPL Emergency Response Initiative
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Goal
Align industry, government, and emergency response
organizations’ expectations, practices and competencies
to promote timely and effective response to significant
incidents
Strategies and Objectives
1. Communication
2. Training
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3. Exercises
4. Learnings
Timeline
Communication
Training
Short Term < 1 yr
Long Term 2-3 yrs
Exercises
Learnings
2014 Tactics
Communication
Training
Exercises
Learnings
2014 Communication Tactics
 Conduct meetings of the API AOPL Emergency Response Advisory
Board to provide feedback to API/AOPL Leadership on key issues
 Target: 2nd and 4th Quarters
 Develop an API/AOPL Communication Plan to provide map for
API/AOPL outreach to various key emergency response organizations
 Target: 2nd Quarter
2014 Training Tactics
 Attend committee meetings of the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) to request changes to NFPA specific training codes to
mandate pipeline emergency training for first responders
 Target: 1st thru 4th Quarters
 Develop and implement an Online Industry Portal to deliver 24/7
training to first responders
 Target: 2nd Quarter
Industry Portal – Pipeline Emergencies
Awareness Course
Operations Course
Technician Course
http://nasfm-training.org/pipeline
2014 Exercise Tactics
 Develop an Emergency Response Recommended Practice that
provides guidance to API/AOPL members on preparedness and
response
 Target: 4th Quarter
2014 Learning Tactics
 Conduct a Forum for emergency response organizations, agencies
and industry
 Target: 2nd Quarter
 Exhibit and/or deliver emergency response Presentations and
Workshops at key conferences and meetings
 Target: 2nd thru 4th Quarters
 Deliver Media Articles to emergency response organizations for their
dissemination
 Target: 2nd thru 4th Quarters
Benefits to Industry
 Reaffirms our commitment to
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safety and protecting our
communities
Aligns our members with
stakeholder organizations
Builds our functional
relationships with emergency
response organizations and
agencies
Improves our communication,
preparedness and response
(internally and externally)
Shares our learnings and
information
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GOAL
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Contact Information
C. Gweneyette Broussard
Chair
API AOPL Emergency Response Team
c.broussard@shell.com
713-241-3110