2 of New Jersey’s elected officials call for gas pipeline guidelines to better protect urban areas

Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and Rep. Albio Sires (D-13th) are calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to better protect highly-populated urban areas from the explosive threat of natural gas pipelines. Arguing that PHMSA fails to safeguard densely-packed large urban populations, the officials are specifically demanding that PHMSA [...]

PHMSA Proposes New Rule to Increase Enforcement of Pipeline Excavation Programs

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has proposed new procedures geared to strengthen excavation damage prevention programs and increase penalties for violators. Excavation damage continues to be a leading cause of all U.S. pipeline failures and is the single greatest threat to the safety, reliability, and integrity of the [...]

Issues about corrosion at Hanford Vitrification plant

Hanford vitrification plant testing has not shown that components that will be difficult to replace can last the required 40 years the plant is designed to operate, according to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Whether vessels and piping for high-level radioactive waste in the plant will corrode is an issue raised by DOE scientist [...]

PG&E chairman announces company will spend millions on improvements

Utility to spend nearly $400 million on gas and electrical infrastructure in an effort to repair its tarnished reputation. Acknowledging that the company’s reputation is “in tatters,” PG&E’s new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Anthony Earley announced Thursday the utility will spend $400 million over the next two years to improve its electrical and natural [...]

Ipswich port worker’s tyre burst death ’caused by corrosion’

Corrosion of a fork-lift truck wheel was a “likely scenario” when a tyre exploded fatally injuring a worker at a Suffolk port, an inquest heard. Gary Deaves, 48, an Associated British Ports (ABP) mechanic at Ipswich Docks died from head injuries after the tyre he was removing exploded in 2010. Mr Deaves, of Ipswich, was [...]

Montpelier pedestrian bridge closed over safety concerns

Josleyn Willscheck and Anthony Iarrapino hit a dead end on their afternoon walk through downtown Montpelier, VT. “It’s not the end of the world, but it’s just not the perfect walk during the work day,” Willscheck said. The city closed the pedestrian bridge that connects Route 2 with State Street over the Winooski River, saying [...]

Call for funds to fix Melbourne’s Loop problems

  MELBOURNE’S City Loop has ”heavy” concrete corrosion, water ”leaching all over the place” and emergency systems that should be improved, inspections by Victoria’s independent transport safety watchdog have revealed. Alan Osborne, the man in charge of safety on Victoria’s rail system, has called on the Baillieu government to commit significant funds to fix the [...]

Playground equipment removed after safety failure

A playground in County Durham (UK) has been reduced to just one toy after its other rides and equipment were removed for failing a health and safety inspection. For years Allergate play area in Durham City had swings, a see-saw and slides, but they have now been taken away, leaving just a spring-mounted toy bike. [...]

Port Explosion Report Reveals Tank Corrosion “Easily” Detectable

An investigation into the cause of a Gibraltar port explosion last May has uncovered a litany of alleged physical faults and management shortfalls at the sullage plant operated by Nature Port Reception Facilities [Nature], including claims that storage tanks were heavily corroded and badly maintained. Investigators from specialist company Capita Symonds attributed the explosion to [...]

MATCOR receives two prestigious awards from the National Safety Council

November 16, 2010 (Doylestown, PA) – MATCOR®, Inc. a full-service provider of proprietary cathodic protection products, systems, and corrosion engineering solutions announced today it has become the proud recipient of two highly regarded awards from the National Safety Council. Safety and Compliance Manager, Rebecca Haring said ‘These National Safety Council awards recognize the lengthy period during [...]