Approved Technologies

The SAFETY Act provides two levels of liability protections for approval: Designation and Certification. By obtaining either Designation or Certification, companies obtain a level of legal protection in case their technology is ever put to use during a terrorist attack. See below for a list of approved technology certifications.

Company/Technology
American Petroleum Institute Approved: March 26, 2023 | Expires: April 30, 2028 The American Petroleum Institute (API) publishes the API Standard 1164 – Pipeline Control Systems Cybersecurity (Third Edition, August 2021) (the Technology). The Technology provides requirements and guidance for managing cyber risk associated with industrial automation and control environments as operated in the oil and natural gas pipeline industry.
American Petroleum Institute Approved: October 01, 2020 | Expires: September 30, 2025 The American Petroleum Institute ("API) provides the Security Risk Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries in its publication, ANSI/API Standard 780-2003, Security Risk Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries. The Technology assists the petroleum and petrochemical industries in understanding and conducting security risk assessments by describing a recommended approach for assessing security risk applicable to the types of facilities operated by the industries and the security issues the industries face. The methodology described in the Standard is widely applicable to a full spectrum of security issues including terrorist attacks on assets containing hazardous materials such as chemical, refining, and petrochemical manufacturing operations, pipelines, and transportation operations including truck, marine, and rail.