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Organisational lessons for the pipeline industry from San Bruno pipeline rupture in the United States [online]

Call no.:

Internet only - free access

Author:

Hayes, Jan ; Australian National University. National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

Series Title:

NRCOHSR working paper, 90

Length:

15 p.

Publisher:

Canberra, A.C.T.: National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

Year:

2014

Type:

Electronic resource

Subject:

Off shore drilling platforms

Abstract:

In September 2010, eight members of the public were killed when a gas transmission pipeline ruptured at San Bruno, California. This paper describes the causes of this serious organisational failure in order to assist the Australian pipeline industry to learn from this
terrible event.

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