CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Jan. 23, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, is participating in the Iowa Pipeline Association’s 2012 Pipeline Awareness and Education training offered at locations throughout the state. The training is designed to inform and instruct emergency responders and public officials about pipeline safety and prevention strategies.
The Iowa Pipeline Association will conduct interactive scenarios allowing attendees to practice and apply their emergency response knowledge. In addition to the scenarios, topics that will be covered include basic pipeline safety, leak recognition, hazard awareness/damage prevention, detailed incident response information, and much more!
We encourage emergency responders and public officials to attend one of the upcoming sessions offered in your area. The event will begin with a free dinner at 5:30 p.m. with the program following at 6:00 p.m. There is no fee to participate, but attendees are asked to register online at iowapipelinesafety.com.
The Iowa Pipeline Association’s 2012 Pipeline Awareness and Education Meetings will be held on the following dates and cities:
- Wednesday, February 1 – Red Oak
- Thursday, February 2 – Mt. Ayr
- Monday, February 6 – Chariton
- Tuesday, February 7 – Winterset
- Wednesday, February 8 – Des Moines
- Thursday, February 9 – Toledo
- Monday, February 13 – Bloomfield
- Wednesday, February 15 – Sigourney
- Thursday, February 16 – Mt. Pleasant
- Tuesday, February 21 – Iowa City
- Wednesday, February 22 – Muscatine
- Thursday, February 23 – Clinton
For questions or more information call (888) 860-8388 or visit iowapipelinesafety.com.
For information about Alliant Energy’s pipelines, visit alliantenergy.com/pipelinesafety, or call (800) 257-3645
Media Contact, Justin Foss, (319) 786-4788