Risk Mitigation for the Gas Industry | Irth

Gas Utilities Trust Irth to Help Protect Utility Assets and Manage Complex Work Processes

With constant pressure from all directions – competitors, regulations, responsibilities to safeguard workers and communities, and more – gas utilities can’t afford inferior technology and tools.

Partnering with Irth, a trusted solutions provider for some of the largest gas companies in the U.S. and Canada since 1995, means you have the digital innovations at your fingertips to transform how you manage land rights, identify new opportunities, plan for long-term growth, and provide the best customer service and experience.

Our comprehensive SaaS platform is a one-stop shop for all stakeholders to access the real-time data required to effectively manage complex land agreements and proactively identify issues that increase risk. Gas utilities use Irth’s platform to document processes and procedures; record inspections, patrol operations, and regulatory compliance activities on your assets; manage 811 tickets; and increase workforce efficiency. Bring together previously siloed data and processes, automate manual tasks, streamline difficult audits and much more with Irth’s comprehensive solution.

Actionable Insights to Transform Operations, Land Management, and Damage Prevention

When the risks are high to your workers, the public, and your assets, you need a trusted partner and comprehensive software that’s reliable, intelligent, and powered by real-time data.

Irth Insights for Damage Prevention leverages AI, machine learning, and unique datasets to produce actionable information for decision-making. Our SaaS platform helps automate processes and optimize workflows for land management, aerial patrols, meter inspections, leak surveys, 811 ticket management, and more from within one consolidated system.

29%

Our unique SaaS platform can help your company reduce excavation-related incidents by up to 29%.

55%

From maintenance of your infrastructure to managing land rights, our platform can digitize and automate workflows to improve efficiencies by up to 55% and reduce operational expenses.

Case Study

Risk Management

How a Natural Gas Utility Decreased Its Damage Ratio by 36% After Implementing Risk Management Solution

Damage Prevention

The challenges vexing gas utilities today, such as increased competition, updated regulations requiring changes to operations, and ensuring safety for people and the environment, require innovative solutions and an experienced partner. The largest gas utilities in the U.S. and Canada trust Irth’s 811 ticket management platform to:

Enhance Operational Efficiency

Document processes and procedures; record inspections, patrol operations, and regulatory compliance activities on assets; manage 811 tickets; and increase workforce efficiency while proactively identifying issues that increase risk.

Manage Complex Processes

Manage complex work processes across the entire organization while bringing together previously siloed processes, automating manual tasks, streamlining difficult audits, and much more.

Automate Workflows

Automate processes and optimize workflows for meter inspections, aerial patrols, leak surveys, and more in one integrated system.

Comprehensive one call ticket management

Predictive and prescriptive analytics with AI

Automated ticket screening, routing, and dynamic dispatching

Automated positive response to one call and excavators

Accurate geo-location mapping and map layers viewable whether online or offline

Document and image attachments

Native applications for iOS, Android, and Windows

Fully configurable workflows for field operations (locate audits, damage investigations, claims processing, etc.)

Automated, customizable workflows

Work portal for tasks, alerts, and notifications

Reporting and analytics featuring Microsoft Power BI

Seamless integrations with internal and external systems

Locate accuracy and training

Asset Integrity for Pipelines

Real-time data and analysis are the foundation of our risk-based management for pipeline integrity. We build from that foundation with the latest AI and machine learning to provide actional insights to boost your pipeline integrity. Our solution:

Integrates Data Sources

Integrates methane detection sources with weather data to deliver methane emission estimates earlier and faster than any other solution.

Monitors Environment

Monitors the environment around pipelines to quickly identify the next best action to prioritize safety.

Protects Pipelines

Records change to the depth of cover noted remotely or through field crews so owners can proactively protect pipelines.

Land & ROW Management

With Irth Land, all stakeholders have the real-time data and insights they need to manage complex land agreements, payment calculations and processing, and to meet project deadlines. Gas utilities use Irth Land to:

Maintain Centralized Data

Maintain one system of record for all project data to reduce errors caused by manual and duplicate data entry and streamline decision-making.

Protect Data Security

Integrate with other business systems but safeguard project data through robust permissions, allowing data access to only those who need it to complete their work.

Generate Project Insights

Gain visibility to project status with dashboards and automated reporting configurable for each gas utility’s needs.

Pre-Acquisition

Capture data for multiple routes for route selection and planning

Assign costs per parcel for project budgeting

Manage information relating to permitting applications

Prioritize projects across portfolio

Acquisition

Track status of land rights acquisition against schedule

Acquisition KPI and progress reporting

Workload balancing and performance measurements

Document preparation using organization approved templates

Track contacts and log conversations

Manage payments for land costs and damages

Capture special conditions and deviations from standard agreements

Contract Management

Track compliance with agreement terms and conditions

Monitor expirations and renewals

Track lease payment obligations for financial reporting

Track encroachments

Manage supplemental agreements

Training & Operator Qualifications

Deliver targeted, on-demand employee training and education to drive safety, promote continuing education, and meet organizational learning objectives.

Damage Prevention, Asset Integrity, and Land Management Software for Gas Utilities