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Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Inc. ( ENB ) will be fined $2.4 million for violating U.S. Safety laws in a 2007 pipeline accident that ended in the demise of 2 workers, the Department of Transport related Tues. 2 staff of Enbridge's U.S. Unit, Enbridge Energy Partners LP, died in Nov 2007 when repairs to a pipeline in their Lakehead System in Clearbrook, Minn, caused dribbling crude oil to ignite, the dept expounded in a release. The news comes as a leak last month from the same Enbridge Lakehead System dumped just about twenty thousand barrels of crude oil into Michigan's Kalamazoo Stream , making one of the worst oil spills in Midwest history. Nobody was mistreated in that accident, the reason behind which continues to be analyzed. Enbridge's Lakehead system is the U.S. Portion of the planet's longest petroleum pipeline - 1,900 miles long. It's been in operation for 59 years and is the primary source of crude oil sent to the U.S. From Canada, which is the biggest source of U.S. Oil imports. In the 2007 accident, the Transport Dept.'s Pipeline and Unsafe Materials Safety Administration discovered that Enbridge "didn't safely and adequately perform upkeep and mend activities, clear the delegated work area from possible sources of ignition, and hire correctly trained and qualified workers," according to the release. As well as the $2.4 million fine, Enbridge must change some of its pipeline upkeep and repair procedures in addition to train and requalify its workers. PHMSA said it'll fine Enbridge a further $57,800 for safety violations at facilities in Houma, La, in 2006 for failing to observe for internal corrosion at an offshore gas unit, and in Cushing, Okla, in 2009 for failing to properly inspect some kit.
Girl died in a mining accident outside Rustenburg on Thursday, the nation's Union of Mineworkers related. A locomotive operator, the lady was discovered dead under a locomotive at a ventilation door in Lonmin's Rowland shaft on Thursday afternoon, asserted NUM spokesperson Lesiba Seshoka. "The NUM appreciates the effort of the company in coming forward to report instead of making an attempt to hide the accident as it often occurs with other mining houses," Seshoka announced. He revealed the union repeated its call on the mining industry to seriously work towards nil deaths in deeds, instead of lip service. The union regretted the death and conveyed condolences to the operator's family. It requested an exhaustive enquiry into the accident.
Figures show amount of road casualties has almost halved The quantity of road accident casualties has about halved in parts of South Wales during the last decade, according to officially announced figures. New statistical data also made public the amount of road deaths has fallen forty percent in Cardiff and parts of the Valleys over the same period. Officers yesterday evening welcomed the observations, asserting traffic-related wounds and deaths were at their lowest level for 16 years. Among the key observations of the Assembly official figures, since 1999 there have been : 46% less casualties from road collisions in Merthyr Tydfil and a 44% dip in Caerphilly ; forty percent less fatal injuries in Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf ; and a drop of a 3rd in the quantity of significant accidents in the capital. There has additionally been a significant enhancement in just the previous 4 years. Since 2006, Merthyr Tydfil saw 30 percent less accidents, while the quantity of accidents in Cardiff dropped by almost a 5th. Dr Anthony Beresford, of Cardiff Business College , advised the recession might be a factor. He announced : People were travelling around less in their automobiles and went on other sorts of trips thanks to the tightening of private finances. I affirm that there could be a positive impact in the growing number of speed cameras. That might be reversed if money dries up and they become inoperative. Importantly, I believe the general message of road safety to most of the people is getting thru, tiny by tiny, in. by in.. There was a difference in automobile design better brakes, the amount of course with ABS, there's more enforcement for tyre rules, better road design. Merthyr Tydfil and the Vale of Glamorgan, in the meantime, saw a slight increase in deaths since 1999, while Bridgend's figures stayed the same. Jim Moore, partnership boss for Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership, said : there'll be a mixture of factors making a contribution to the decrease in numbers : education, coaching, PR, engineering, vehicle design and enforcement all have had their part to play. An Assembly Executive speaker declared : These figures show that casualties and deaths on our roads are now their lowest levels for sixteen years and this has got to be widely welcomed. The Welsh Assembly Govt may continue to work in association with local authorities, the police, the fire and rescue service and road safety organisations to spotlight the significance of road safety..
Father's compensation payout after work accident A dad has received £250,000 compensation after suffering life-changing wounds in a work-related accident. Peter Snowling, fifty, may never work again after falling from a ramp while loading a wagon with sacks of peas, which left him with a smashed skull and spinal wounds. But though he accepted the out-of-court settlement, it's going to be all he needs to live on, alongside the takings of his spouse Sheila, who works part time. Mr Snowling, of Mallows Field, Halstead, asserted : I cannot walk so far as I did before. Walking up Halstead hill is a task. This sum I've got I need to live on now because it's very unlikely I can work again.
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