Archive for the ‘Pipelines’ Category
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
California senators introduced a new bill on pipeline safety - The Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2011.
A few key elements in the proposed legislature are:
Double the number of federal pipeline safety inspectors.
Deployment of electronic or remote-control valves capable of automatically shutting off the gas in a fire or other ...
Posted in Natural Gas Pipelines, Pipelines, Regulations | 1 Comment »
Friday, January 14th, 2011
NTSB has issued seven safety recommendations following the September, 2010 San Bruno incident in California.
#1. To PHMSA: Inform pipeline operators about circumstances leading up-to and consequences of pipeline rupture at San Bruno and NTSB's recommendations.
#2. To PG&E: Search records to identify all the gas transmission lines (in class 3 & 4 locations, ...
Posted in Fires and explosions, Incident Investigation, Incidents, Natural Gas Pipelines, Pipelines, Process Safety, Risk Management | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Below is summary (annualized average) of 20-year pipeline incident data from 1990-2009. [Source: Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration,PHMSA]
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PHMSA defines Significant Incidents as those incidents reported by pipeline operators when any of the following specifically defined consequences occur:
fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization
$50,000 or more in total costs, measured in 1984 dollars
Highly ...
Posted in Chemical Accidents, Failure Data, Incidents, Pipelines | No Comments »
