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US risk management can reduce regulation, enhance safety. T.L. Wilkie. OGJ, 16 June 1997, 95(24), 37--40, 42, 43, 46.

Consideration is given to slowing down the spiralling costs of new prescriptive pipeline regulations by the development of an effective risk-management programme. Two pipeline incidents are outlined briefly, current safety regulations, prescriptive regulation, and the US approach are discussed. Performance measurement, accident prevention and the role of GRI are also examined. 6 refs.

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Journal title: Oil and Gas Journal

Subjects: Energy efficiency, Health and safety, Safety, Banking, finance and investment, Management and commerce, Risk management, Measurement, testing and control, Metering, Law and Legal practice, Economics, business and commerce, Pipeline, Energy consumption, Oil and gas, Oil, Regulation