Natural gas is Safe
82% of adults using natural gas in their home trust their service to heat their home safely.
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The Safest Way to
Deliver Energy
Natural gas is delivered to customers through a 2.8-million-mile underground pipeline system. This includes approximately 2.4 million miles of local utility distribution pipelines and 400,000 miles of transmission and gathering pipelines that stretch across the country.
Advancing Safety, Every Day
Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS) includes the identification, prevention and remediation of safety hazards.
At the heart of PSMS is a culture of safety, risk awareness and mitigation, the sharing of lessons learned and consistent self-evaluation. By cultivating pipeline safety practices at a systems level, PSMS helps organizations identify potential hazards and address them before accidents occur. PSMS manages pipeline safety through continuous monitoring and improvement and its “Plan-Do-Check-Act” cycle.
The Enhanced Peer Review Program
- Operational Controls, Procedures, System Controls and Management of Change
- Safety Assurance: Audits, Evaluations, Audit and Evaluation Review/Closure, and Performance Measurement
- Management Review and Continuous Improvement, Documentation and Record Keeping
Achieving Excellence
The AGA Peer Review Program is a voluntary safety and operational practices program that enables participating companies to receive peer feedback, exchange leading practices, and identify opportunities to better serve customers and communities.
Each review features a panel of fellow natural gas utility professionals who provide the company with insights to help enhance safety and efficiency.
Security Through Threat Sharing and Analysis
The Downstream Natural Gas Information Sharing and Analysis Center (DNG-ISAC) is the premiere cyber and physical threat sharing and analysis organization for the natural gas industry in the U.S. and Canada. DNG-ISAC facilitates situational awareness and threat communication between operators and with the federal government.
Continuous Improvement
The Peer Cyber Review Program allows AGA member utilities to consult with peer utility cyber subject matter experts and walk through a comprehensive AGA-developed assessment that aligns with Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) Pipeline Security Guidelines.
Natural Gas Exercise (NGX)
In 2026, AGA will host the third NGX, a nationwide tabletop drill focused on natural gas distribution and transmission cybersecurity, physical security and business continuity.
Hundreds of industry and government professionals, including natural gas utilities, transmission companies and federal and state government agencies from across the United States and Canada will participate in the event.
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Incident Preparedness
The goal of the exercise is to plan and prepare for a cyber or physical event.
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Working Together
Participants represent all parts of the natural gas value chain and the federal government.
