The adoption of ANSI / API Recommended Practice 1173 - Pipeline Safety Management Systems will help improve overall pipeline safety. However, adapting to these new practices can be challenging after years of using systems and procedures embedded across the organization.
Applying LEAN principles can help to visualize the entire process through value stream mapping so that sources of process and information waste can be removed before addressing new compliance measures.
Download our presentation that looks at how lean principles can be applied to managing change within the RP1173 framework.