Best Practice Sharing

Committees

We encourage any interested APGA members to join our committees! Send an email to the APGA contact below or fill out the form below.

Join A Committee

APGA’s Operations & Safety Committee advances the Board-identified operations & safety priorities by monitoring and engaging in operations, pipeline safety, and employee safety matters impacting public gas systems. 

Contact: ERIN KURILLA

APGA’s Environmental Subcommittee advances the Board-identified environmental priorities by monitoring and engaging in environmental matters impacting public gas systems.

Contact: ERIN KURILLA

APGA’s Damage Prevention Subcommittee advances the Board-identified pipeline safety priorities by identifying damage prevention best practices and developing tools to aid APGA members in implementing those best practices.

Contact: ZACHARY HILLOCK

SOAR Program

APGA is pleased to announce the System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) program where public natural gas systems that have achieved excellence in the operation of their natural gas utility can help share best practice information with their peers.

More About SOAR

APGA member systems take great pride in their ability to deliver natural gas safely and efficiently to over 5 million customers in 37 states. APGA is pleased to announce the System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) program where public natural gas systems that have achieved excellence in the operation of their natural gas utility can help share best practice information with their peers.

SOAR focuses on commitment to excellence in four areas:

  • System integrity
  • System improvement
  • Employee safety
  • Workforce development

Applications will be reviewed by a team of experts from the APGA Operations & Safety Committee and will be awarded a rating based on a total cumulative score of points achieved from the program criteria in each of the four areas.

National Safety Council (NSC) Partnership

NSC provides many training programs including the Employee Perception Surveys for organizations.

More About NSC

NSC provides many training programs including the Employee Perception Surveys for organizations. The Surveys establish a baseline, validate your status, benchmark your safety program and focus on improvement. Please contact Jeanne.Hooks@nsc.org to receive information on conducting an Employee Perception Survey.

Join the National Safety Council (NSC)

Simply select the link and enter the discount code APGA in the discount code box on the left side of the page. If you have any questions, please call 1 (800) 621-3433 for assistance with NSC Membership from the NSC Customer Support team.

Join the NSC