Wednesday, September 29, 2010

PG & E's role in San Bruno pipeline examined explosion

Posted on Monday, September 13, 2010

In the aftermath of last week that have explosion of a gas pipeline in San Bruno, civilians and Government officials probed the cause of the explosion, and what, if any, responsibility the utilities company PG-& -e-had safety standards in the years before the accident to verbessern.Ein Wall Street - Journal - report shows today that the company ignore a story safety standards, may have required an independent government audit the gas industry.


2008 Commissioned the pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration which governs a report of the country's gas pipelines, which determine deterioration of seams within pipes with little obvious damage can leave occur insensitive to leaks or year 2004 requires more serious Schaden.Im the PHMSA, all large gas television transmission companies "risk-based assessment" for high risk ausführen.Wie the journal reported situations in populated areas, seems "it that none of the special measures for the San Bruno pipeline has been concluded that exploded."


This serves as a further indication that negligent before San Bruno may have been PG-& -e-pipeline explosion and specifies that the company vulnerable to actions which are similar to those the GJEL could, according to a 2004 pipeline explosion in Walnut Creek treated.


"We take a proactive approach to maintaining our gas lines, and we constantly monitor our system", said PG-& -e-spokesman Andrew Souvall."If we at any time be a danger for the public security identify it immediately repair."Statements of San people not reflect Bruno, that this in fact, said PG & E's modus operandi is. for weeks before San Bruno gas pipeline explosion inhabitants a smell of gas complained to the company and told a PG-& -e-garage doors close the community staff and stay inside while you examined.


As always our thoughts with the municipality of San Bruno and the families are tragic last week pipeline explosion betroffenen.Schauen for updates on this development history.


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