Causes of Gas
Pipeline Explosions
Extraction
of oil and natural gas is a difficult and dangerous process. To do the job
safely, workers must be well trained and have the equipment they need.
Companies must continually emphasize worker safety, maintain equipment in good
working order and ensure all federal safety regulations are met.
Safety
failures in the field or at production facilities or gas plants can cause
deadly gas pipeline explosions.
Investigating
the Cause of the Explosion
·
Gas
pipeline explosions and throughout the nation occur due to a number of reasons.
Some of the common causes of pipeline explosions include:
·
Improper
installation, including poor welding and failure to install emergency shut-off
valves
·
Mechanical
damage during excavation work
·
Defective
parts, including gas connectors or control valves
·
Failure
to maintain or replace an aging natural gas line, meter sets, joints, service
lines and gas mains; failure to change out cast iron pipelines (which can
suffer metal fatigue from corrosion and being over pressurization)
·
Failure
to properly respond to consumers' "gas leak" calls
·
Inadequate
safety practices and poor training of personnel, including failure to train and
coordinate gas leak response with local emergency response organizations and
failure to qualify employees under the mandatory "Cover Tasks"
pipeline regulations
·
Failure
to follow minimum pipeline safety regulations
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