Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has recently declared that it has completed another significant safety recommendation issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) following the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion. The NTSB granted PG&E “closed acceptable action” status for installing the recommended number of automatic and remote control shut-off valves on its gas transmission lines.
“We have made incredible progress as a company toward our goal of becoming the safest and most reliable gas provider in the country. This latest achievement puts us one step closer toward fulfilling our commitment to satisfy all of the NTSB recommendations. We recognize that we have more work to do and when it comes to safety, our work is never done,” said Jesus Soto, senior vice president of Gas Operations.
PG&E has now satisfied 11 of the 12 safety recommedations made by the NTSB for improving the operations and management of its natural gas pipeline system. Automatic and remote control shut-off valves improve PG&E’s ability to quickly turn off the flow of gas in the event of a significant change in pressure.
