Enbridge breaks safety rules at pump stations across Canada

[CHIMO]

Source: CBC News

The biggest oil and gas pipeline company in Canada is breaking National Energy Board safety rules at 117 of its 125 pump stations across the country, but Enbridge says it's not to blame.

Enbridge was ordered by the Canadian energy regulator to disclose whether or not it had backup power to operate emergency shut-down systems in the facilities that keep oil flowing through its pipes. The company told the NEB only eight of its pump stations complied with the board's backup power system regulation.

On top of that, Enbridge disclosed that 83 of its pump stations were missing emergency shut-down buttons.

But the NEB admits that it has only just started to concentrate inspections on regulations covering backup power and shut-down systems. The regulations are anywhere from 14 to 19 years old.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/05/05/pol-enbridge-breaks-neb-safety-rules.html

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May 6, 2013 4:09 PM ET

[corkhead]

1. Why aren't the Canadians doing a better job of protecting us from ourselves?

+

[riverbendviewgal]

2. stephen harper does not like regulation

Unfortunately

[annm4peace]

3. Minnesotans are trying to fight this pipeline increasing flow

it isn't in the MN news but there are activists trying to get the info out.

There are Natives occupying part of the pipeline that is on Reservation land and has poisoned nearby water.

I'm glad to see this on DU

[fasttense]

4. But you can trust industry to regulate itself.....NOT. n/t