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The consultants report on recordkeeping within PG&E (US)

The testimony of Paul Duller and Alison North wrt to the San Bruno Gas disaster is now available on the  California Public Utilities Commission website. Read the full report.  Records Management within the Gas Transmission Division of Pacific Gas and Electric … Continue reading

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Law puts pipeline records off-limits

Californians concerned about dangerous pipelines running underneath their neighborhoods are barred from obtaining government records about them by a 60-year-old state law backed by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and other utilities, a Chronicle investigation shows….The commission’s confidentiality powers have … Continue reading

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P Says Halliburton Destroyed Evidence in Gulf Spill Case (US)

BP Plc accused a unit of Halliburton Co. of intentionally destroying evidence that could be used to prove the oilfield services firm shares blame for the blowout that caused the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Halliburton Energy Services (HAL) … Continue reading

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Ex-PG&E manager says key records possibly trashed (US)

A former Pacific Gas and Electric Co. record-keeping manager told federal investigators that a top PG&E official recently acknowledged to him that the utility had likely tossed some of its missing pipeline records, according to a transcript of his interview … Continue reading

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PG&E agrees to $3 million fine over safety records (US)

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. agreed Thursday to pay an unusual gas-safety-related fine of $3 million for what state regulators called “willful non-compliance” with orders to provide key documents about transmission pipelines.

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PG&E launches massive record search after San Bruno disaster

PG&E launches massive record search after San Bruno disaster Confirming worries about the disorganized state of its pipeline records, PG&E on Tuesday said it has launched a massive effort to find documents that can prove it has set safe gas-pressure … Continue reading

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NTSB seeks urgent review of pipeline records (US)

U.S. safety investigators, acting in response to a deadly California gas line explosion, urgently recommended on Monday that pipeline operators review their records to ensure their systems were built correctly. The National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, which also seek cooperation … Continue reading

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FDA uncovers more problems at J&J Fort Washington plant (US)

U.S. inspectors are still uncovering a host of problems at a Johnson & Johnson manufacturing plant that was the source of a major recall of dozens of popular children’s medications in ealy 2010. Inspectors from  the Food and Drug Administration … Continue reading

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Recordkeeping and the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig (US)

Federal Inspections on Oil Rig Not as Claimed The federal agency responsible for ensuring that the Deepwater oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was operating safely before it exploded last month fell well short of its own policy that … Continue reading

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