Pipeline Safety Data Sharing: Confidential System to Prevent Accidents.
This bill establishes a new, confidential system for pipeline operators and employees to voluntarily share critical safety data and lessons learned without fear of punishment. The goal is to proactively identify and fix safety risks across gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, significantly improving public safety and reducing the risk of major accidents. This shared information is protected from use in most lawsuits or enforcement actions to encourage maximum participation.
Key points
Creates a voluntary, confidential system for sharing pipeline safety data (VIS) to prevent accidents and leaks.
Information shared through VIS is protected: it cannot generally be used as evidence in lawsuits or to start enforcement actions against operators.
A Governing Board, including public safety advocates, oversees the system and ensures that de-identified safety findings are published annually.
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