Pipeline Safety Depends on All of Us

Most pipelines are located underground and are not visible. Accident prevention measures include the One Call system, 24 hour-a-day monitoring/damage prevention, and public awareness programs. Although Signal Hill Petroleum conducts a rigorous program of pipeline maintenance, accident prevention can be assisted by members of the public, contractors, and city officials.

If you are a homeowner, excavator, or developer, you can help prevent pipeline emergencies. Damage to pipelines from excavation-related activities, even if very minor, is a leading cause of pipeline accidents. If you are not aware that a pipeline runs through your property, check for pipeline markers posted nearby on your property or in your neighborhood and check your property records at your city or county clerk’s office.

Pipeline markers are located at road, railroad, and navigable waterway crossings. Markers are also posted along the pipeline right-of-way and sometimes in the middle of the road. The markers may only show the approximate location of buried pipelines. Markers will display the following: