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The US Department of Transportation Inspector General recently told two congressional committees that the Office of Pipeline Safety is making considerable progress
taken by the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) in the Research and Special Programs Administration of the US Department of Transportation has important implications for the inspections process, pipeline operators, and the OPS. Understanding
Mechanical damage is a leading cause of significant failures in pipelines and the number one cause of pipeline incidents reportable to the US Department of Transportation . It accounts for at least one of every three pipe-related incidents in gas and liquid products pipelines.
As regulatory and safety bodies, such as the US Department of Transportation's Office of Pipeline Safety, increasingly emphasize risk management as a tool in pipeline operation and maintenance, inspection tools and repair strategies will continue to play greater roles in ensuring pipeline ...
requirements of both maximum allowable operating pressures (MAOP) and maximum operating pressure (MOP), the US Department of Transportation agency said. It said the changes deal with requirements for operators to document confirmation of MAOP
requirements of both maximum allowable operating pressures (MAOP) and maximum operating pressure (MOP), the US Department of Transportation agency said. It said the changes deal with requirements for operators to document confirmation of MAOP
to conduct federal enforcement proceedings in a state where an excavator damages a pipeline, it said. The US Department of Transportation agency noted that third-party excavation damage continues to be a leading cause of all US pipeline failures
from the old MMS, would get $119.6 million, $191,000 above the enacted fiscal 2012 level. At the US Department of Transportation , the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's budget would climb to $248 million in
off from the old MMS, would get $119.6 million, $191,000 above the enacted fiscal 2012 level. At the US Department of Transportation , the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s budget would climb to $248 million
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration resolved a record number of enforcement actions during 2011, the US Department of Transportation reported. DOT said PHMSA issued 102 final orders last year, the most in a single year following the 2002