Page 14 - Arkansas 811 Magazine 2020 Issue 2

First Ever Online Training and New
Best Practices for Working Safel g N ear
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he united states has a wealth gaps within lalres, hays, rivers, hayuus, and the Lalre Pcmlcharlrain Basin
of nalural i-esources— inlets, oceans and gults is the primary Foundation usnar). II should be noted,
everything from hahitat tocus of coastal and Marine operaturs support and tunding from multiple
Io petruleurn reserves is |CAMO) — "Marine Damage Prevention" partners and agencies made Ihis pruject
unequalled. Many us cilizens worlr in and calling su lor underwater locates possilile.
fishin-g,‘marine_. waterways and energy are not equally underslood as they are The Pmmpackedl hm prmm
related industries. pipelines salely on—land. . . .
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convey an array or liquids and gases _ . .

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within and well beyond our coastlines. 1 d 11 .
Dredging and rnany other types or oil and gas pipelines along with a °“g"?'” 3“ 5 °.“"°’“ P‘“’_l°“

. . . , . . _ - . planning steps. it includes guidance
marine construction and eircavatien wide array of utilities crisscross us . .
. . . . . . . ' during construction and the new
activities occur daily Land huildmg waterways in record numher;tl12refor2, .

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an navigation a are vita to I e a new recernniended best practices 1. d 1
economy Allogelher, these riches of guide titled “Working salely Near ",""“‘ff"l‘5’ ':fj' 3 “".“"f°‘_“‘5 jm
natural resources. economic activity underwater Pipelines" was released ,° :5 '5 "'5 9 3’ “'3” '"g “P” 3 9
and restoration errorts pose special 2019 along with a corresponding "Safely 1° ‘"9’
challenges with pipeline safety in and Emergency Tip card" for jolisite Nztinnwide Online Training:
marine environrnents. use. Both docuruents will help to ensure I I h E

. . . . . . the continued safety and environmental " ‘.“'“'“°”.' ‘°’°". 9 ""3"". .
New pipelines and utilities are lieing . . . . national online and interactive pipeline
. protection that we all strive to maintain . . .
installed or updated every day. d h satety training will he released tor
comliined with increasing dredging 3“ 9“ ‘"‘°' wurlring sately near underwater
and rnarine construction activity in neliuted al the annual coastal and pipelines. it complements the
the same waters. The chance of a Marine satety Emergency Response recommended liest practices and tip
marine vessel conlarting underwater workshop on November 6, may in New card highliglated above. This online
infrastrurture continues to grow. orleans, LA, the two new publications training has something for everyone
Accidental interartions and incidenls were distributed. The meeting is no mailer what their responsibilities
have caused spills, outages, gas releases. ccrhosted hy the organizalinns that entail, even if its land liased. Allhough
injuries and loss of human life. closing prepared these new mnls: the coastal designed (or rnariners. underwater
the salety and darnage prevention and Marine operators Group [CAMO] construction and the pipeline industry,