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AWR-302 Pipeline Security in Rural Communities
The purpose of this 8.0 hour, awareness level, instructor led course is to bring together rural pipeline security stakeholders including public safety, oil and gas pipeline representatives (large and small), local emergency planners, pertinent federal agencies, and other community stakeholders to recognize pipeline security threats and identify mitigation strategies within their jurisdictions to ensure that the rural pipeline sector is secure, resilient. America’s pipeline system stretches across the country like the veins and arteries of the human body and much of this system crosses the rural environment. The pipeline system delivers two-thirds of the petroleum products and nearly all of the natural gas to the homes and businesses of the United States. The system includes 2.5 million miles of pipelines, operated by over three thousand companies. The pipelines carry not only petroleum products and natural gas, but also other hazardous liquid materials. The purpose of this awareness l
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Recognize the major stakeholders and operators of the various pipelines across the United States and the issues related to interdependency as well as be able to identify local pipeline owners and operators by using the NPMS as part of the overall planning process
Recognize and make use of the terminology used in the pipeline industry, recognize the basic system components, the type of materials that flow through the pipelines and how to identify pipelines in the field
Identify the roles and responsibilities of governmental agencies as it relates to pipeline security as well as specific governmental security programs that impact pipeline security
Identify the roles and responsibilities of pipeline industry and trade associations as it relates to pipeline security as well as specific industry security program that currently exist
To list factors that make pipelines vulnerable to attacks, describe national and international pipeline attacks and/or incidents, recognize curr
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