Industry Safety

Safety is the cornerstone of America’s natural gas and oil industry. From production sites to pipelines to refineries, our industry operates with a constant focus on protecting workers, communities, and the environment. API and its members are committed to advancing a culture of safety through rigorous standards, training, and continuous improvement. API manages four industry safety programs:  

• Downstream Process Safety Site Assessment Program (PSSAP®): Helps operators improve facility safety and reliability by sharing good practices, lessons learned, and benchmarking data from peer assessments. This safety program is a collaborative effort as part of the Advancing Process Safety Initiative with AFPM. 
• Pipeline Safety Management Systems (Pipeline SMS): Provides operators with a comprehensive framework to reduce risks, enhance safety performance, and strengthen stakeholder engagement in pipeline operations. This safety program is a collaborative effort with the following associations: LEPA, AGA, INGAA, APGA, DCA, APCA, GPA Midstream.  
• Center for Offshore Safety (COS): Established after the Deepwater Horizon incident, COS promotes the highest level of safety offshore by certifying audit service providers who audit Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) on offshore facilities. COS also facilitates industry events, benchmarking within industry, and good practice sharing across the offshore industry. 
• Onshore Safety Alliance (OSA): A collaborative effort bringing together onshore operators, drillers, and service providers to strengthen safety culture, share data and lessons learned, and promote consistent application of good practices across onshore drilling and production operations. This is a collaborative effort with other sister industry trade associations. 

Through these industry programs, API works to identify risks before they become incidents, foster transparency in safety performance, and drive industry-wide learning. Our members understand that maintaining trust with the public depends on one clear priority: ensuring the safety of our workers, safety of our communities, and safety of our processes to deliver energy securely and reliably to consumers.