Wicked winter weather and supply chain bottlenecks in the Northeast have again focused attention on the ability of propane’s infrastructure to promptly deliver the product. As tankers waited in long lines, restrictions on hours of service for truck drivers presented added difficulties despite extensions granted by government authorities.
Read More New cargo tank rules won’t cause as much trouble as previously feared.
Read More Without integrity, any safety success is just a flash in the pan.
Read More Pipeline regulation will get somewhat more stringent over the next fouryears. Congress has approved the Pipeline Infrastructure Protection toEnhance Security & Safety Act of 2002, which both provides more oversightpower and more research on further safety through 2006.
Read More Pipeline operators may soon be required to guard against terrorist attacks as well as leaks and spills.
Read More Recently adopted changes in federal pipeline safety rules substantially lower the threshold of who must file reports when liquid pipelines spill.
Read More The Office of Pipeline Safety continues to evaluate risk and explore ways to protect pipelines from becoming weapons against the United States.
Read More More pipeline regulations are in the works, but the Research &Special Programs Administration promises they won’t add significantly tocosts or burdens.
Read More Airborne fuel caused the Sept. 11 conflagrations that shocked the United States. But while airline safety gets a public upgrade, could the next terrorist strike hit fuel at ground level or underground?
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