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RedVector adds new industrial safety courses to its expansive HSE online training library

RedVector launches 11 new industrial safety courses covering everything from combustible dust and safety management to chemical awareness, transport and TSCA compliance

July 23, 2015

RedVector, the leading provider of online training to industrial businesses, including chemical processing, power generation, oil and gas, metals and minerals, pulp and paper, food and beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing organizations, has launched 11 new industrial safety courses covering everything from combustible dust and safety management to chemical awareness, transport and TSCA compliance.

FR pipe wrap to aid weld cooling

July 16, 2015

Revco Industries is pleased to announce their new AP1010-OD flame-resistant pipe wrap. Useful in oil and gas pipeline and general pipeline construction, the pipe wrap was developed to aid controlled cooling for weld crack prevention.

How to recognize and respond to a natural gas leak

May 12, 2015

Spotting a dry patch of grass in your yard is one of many signs of a potential gas leak. That's why you should rely on all of your senses and:

NTSB releases study to better manage gas pipeline integrity

January 28, 2015

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday adopted a safety study on integrity management of gas transmission pipelines in high consequence areas. Integrity management is the process by which pipeline operators and inspectors find and address potential problems before they result in accidents.

Pacific Gas & Electric penalized $1.4 billion for 3,798 violations

September 4, 2014

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) September 2 levied $1.4 billion in penalties against Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) for thousands of violations leading up to a September 9, 2010 pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif.that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes, according to a press release from the CPUC.

API: Be safe, prevent accidents, call 811 before digging

April 7, 2014

The American Petroleum Institute is promoting the seventh annual National Safe Digging Month by reminding all Americans to always call 811 before any digging project. “Dialing 811 before you put the shovel in the ground will keep you and your neighbors safe,” said API Pipeline Director Peter Lidiak.

NTSB releases “Ten Most Wanted” list of transportation improvements for 2014

January 16, 2014

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today released its 2014 Most Wanted List, the top 10 advocacy and awareness priorities for the agency for 2014, which for the first time includes improving operational safety in rail mass transit.

PHMSA finds widespread weld problems on Keystone XL pipeline

Opponents calling for investigation, delay in construction

November 22, 2013

A report by the federal agency responsible for pipeline safety showing that nearly half of the welds in the Keystone IX’s southern segment need repairs is causing pipeline opponents to to call for a halt in construction.

New federal regulations expected today

Carbon rule, pipeline safety update

August 16, 2013

Among the new federal regulations expected to be issued today is one which is being challenged on the basis of the way the social cost of the carbon rule was calculated for it.