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Presentations-2011 Pipeline Safety Trust Conference

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Pipeline Safety – Getting to Zero

Nearly everyone says getting to zero incidents is the primary safety goal, so how do we do that?

 

Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, Louisiana
November 17th & 18th, 2011

DAY ONE –Thursday, November 17th


Welcoming Comments from Carl Weimer,
Executive Director of the Pipeline Safety Trust

View Carl Weimer’s PowerPoint Slides

Carl Weimer

Christopher Hart, Vice Chairman,
National Transportation Safety Board
– introduction by Carl Weimer

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Christopher Hart, Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board

9:30 – 10:45 General Session – La Nouvelle Orleans
Congressional Reauthorization and PHMSA Rulemakings –
Enough to avoid future tragedies?

Jeff Wiese, Associate Administrator,
PHMSA

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Or as a PDF)

Jeff Wiese, Associate Administrator, PHMSA

Andy Black, President & CEO,
Association of Oil Pipe Lines

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>Andy Black, President & CEO, Association of Oil Pipe Lines

Alex Oehler, Director,
Goverment and Community Relations,
NiSource Inc.

Alex Oehler, Director, Goverment and Community Relations, NiSource Inc.

Carl Weimer, Executive Director,
Pipeline Safety Trust

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Carl Weimer

PHMSA Panel

PHMSA Panel

11:00 – 12:15 General Session – La Nouvelle Orleans
One Year Later –
What has the Public Learned from the San Bruno Tragedy?

Bruce Brabec,
Pipeline Safety Trust

Bruce Brabec

The Honorable Jackie Speier,
U.S. Congresswoman, California (taped)

The Honorable Jackie Speier, U.S. Congresswoman, California

The Honorable Jim Ruane,
Mayor, San Bruno, CA

The Honorable Jim Ruane, Mayor, San Bruno, CA

Connie Jackson,
City Manager, San Bruno, CA

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Connie Jackson, City Manager, San Bruno, CA

Jaxon Van Derbeken, Reporter,
San Francisco Chronicle

Jaxon Van Derbeken, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle

Kimberly Archie & Rene Morales,
Gas Pipeline Safety Foundation, San Bruno, CA

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Kimberly Archie & Rene Morales, Gas Pipeline Safety Foundation, San Bruno, CA

San Bruno Speakers Panel

San Bruno Speakers Panel

1:30 – 2:30 General Session – La Nouvelle Orleans
San Bruno – Lessons Learned –
Were PG&E’s practices an anomaly or the tip of a bigger problem?
How would we know?

Alan Mayberry,
Deputy Associate Administrator
for Field Operations, PHMSA

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Or as a pdf.

Alan Mayberry, Deputy Associate Administrator<br>for Field Operations, PHMSA

Randy Knepper,
National Vice-Chair,
National Assoc.
of Pipeline Safety Reps

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Randy Knepper, National Vice-Chair, National Assoc. of Pipeline Safety Reps

Terry Boss,
Senior VP of Environment,
Safety & Operations, INGAA

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Terry Boss, Senior VP of Environment, Safety & Operations, INGAA

Nick Stavropoulos,
Executive Vice President,
Gas Operations, PG&E

Nick Stavropoulos, Executive Vice President, Gas Operations, PG&E

Breakout Session – Cabildo Room

Corrosion is the leading cause of transmission pipeline incidents –
How do we fix that?

• Cheryl Trench, President Allegro Energy Consulting

• Joe Mataich, Southern Region CATS Manager, PHMSA

• Oliver Moghissi, President, NACE International


2:30 – 3:45 Breakout Session – La Nouvelle Orleans –
Health effects from spills – what is really known?

Deb Miller,
Affected citizen from the Enbridge spill,
Marshall MI

View Ms. Miller’s PowerPoint Presentation

Deb Miller, Affected citizen from the Enbridge spill, Marshall MI

James Rutherford,
Health Officer,
Calhoun County, MI

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James Rutherford, Health Officer, Calhoun County, MI

Michael & Nina Vought,
Affected Citizens from the Chevron Spill,
Salt Lake City

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Michael & Nina Vought – Affected Citizens from the Chevron Spill, Salt Lake City

Robin Carbaugh, Ombuds,
Salt Lake City, UT

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Robin Carbaugh, Ombuds, Salt Lake City, UT

Breakout Session – Cabildo Room

Leak detection – Lots of talk – How well can it really work?

• Harold Winnie, Central Region CATS Manager, PHMSA

• Larry Davied, Vice President, Technical Services, Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

• Randall Allen, Associate Staff Consultant, UTSI International


4:00 – 5:00 Breakout Session – La Nouvelle Orleans
With All the New Drilling, Gathering Pipelines Are Going In all Over –
Is This a Problem?

A brief video at the start of this session

Short video-It blowed up.

John Jacobi,
Southwestern Region CATS Manager,
PHMSA

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John Jacobi, Southwestern Region CATS Manager, PHMSA

Randy Knepper,
National Vice-Chair,
National Assoc. of Pipeline Safety Reps.

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Randy Knepper, National Vice-Chair, National Assoc. of Pipeline Safety Reps.

Emily Krafjack,
Community, Municipal & Env. Liaison,
Wyoming County, PA

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Emily Krafjack, Community, Municipal & Env. Liaison, Wyoming County, PA

Breakout Session – Cabildo Room

A Sampling of PHMSA’s Recent Awards of Technical Assistance Grants to Communities

• Roberta Winters, VP for Issues and Action, League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania

• Rebecca Craven, Program Director, Pipeline Safety Trust

• Lynda Farrell, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Coalition


DAY TWO – Friday, November 18th – 9:00 – 9:30
Day 2 Keynote – La Nouvelle Orleans
Pipeline Safety – A Call to Action

Cynthia Quarterman, Administrator, PHMSA

Cynthia Quarterman, Administrator, PHMSA

9:30 – 10:00 General Session – La Nouvelle Orleans
Public Awareness Program (video) relating to unsecured oil and gas sites

Vidisha Parasram,
U.S. Chemical Safety and
Hazard Investigation Board

View the CSB video,
“No Place To Hang Out”

Vidisha Parasram, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

10:00 – 11:00 General Session – La Nouvelle Orleans
You Don’t Always Have To Be Told What To Do –
Industry Initiatives to Make Things Safer

Andy Drake,
VP Spectra Energy

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Andy Drake, VP Spectra Energy

Craig Pierson,
President,
Marathon Pipelines

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Craig Pierson, President, Marathon Pipelines

Christina Sames,
Vice President of Operations
and Engineering,
AGA

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Christina Sames, Vice President of Operations and Engineering, AGA

11:15 – 12:15 General Session – La Nouvelle Orleans
Aging infrastructure?
Where’s it a problem and what’s the fix?

The Honorable Ed Pawlowski,
Mayor, Allentown PA

The Honorable Ed Pawlowski, Mayor, Allentown PA

Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator,
Policy & Programs, PHMSA

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Linda Daugherty, Deputy Associate Administrator, Policy & Programs, PHMSA

Mark McDonald,
President, New England Gas Workers Association

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Mark McDonald, President, New England Gas Workers Association

Sue Fleck,
Vice President of Engineering Standards & Policy,
National Grid

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Sue Fleck, Vice President of Engineering Standards & Policy, National Grid

1:30 – 2:30 General Session – La Nouvelle Orleans
PIPA Implementation –
Anything Happening?

Julie Halliday,
Senior Program Manager,
PHMSA

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Julie Halliday – Senior Program Manager, PHMSA

Susan Waller,
Vice President of Stakeholder Outreach,
Spectra Energy

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Susan Waller, Vice President of Stakeholder Outreach, Spectra Energy

James Davenport,
Program Director,
National Association of Counties

James Davenport, Program Director, National Association of Counties

Rebecca Craven,
Program Director,
Pipeline Safety Trust

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Rebecca Craven, Program Director, Pipeline Safety Trust

2:30 – 2:45 General Session—La Nouvelle Orleans
Closing

Carl Weimer and Bob Rackleff

Closing - Carl Weimer and Bob Rackleff

 

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