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Important Safety Update–How to Safely Perform Pipeline Connections

Making safe cathodic protection connections to pipelines using exothermic welding or pin brazing requires trained personnel, proper PPE, continuous air monitoring, and ultrasonic wall thickness verification. This article details the critical safety steps required for both connection methods.

MATCOR Adds a New Drill Rig to Our Fleet

MATCOR has added a compact auger drill rig to its construction fleet, capable of drilling shallow holes up to 100 feet deep in tighter access areas than conventional deep anode rigs. The new rig expands MATCOR’s capacity for shallow and distributive anode bed cathodic protection installations.

MATCOR Safety Program & Performance

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MATCOR Receives Colonial Pipeline Circle of Excellence Recognition

MATCOR received Colonial Pipeline’s Circle of Excellence award, recognizing contractors that achieve zero OSHA recordables, zero fatalities, and contractor evaluation scores of 90% or higher. The award reflects MATCOR’s observation-based safety culture on Colonial Pipeline projects.

MATCOR Wins Gold Score on Safety Audit

MATCOR’s Chalfont manufacturing facility earned a 96% Gold Link score in a BrandSafway safety audit evaluating programs across seven safety categories. The facility has maintained a no-lost-time-incident record for over ten years and produces all MATCOR proprietary CP products in the United States.

Safety Programs for the Cathodic Protection Industry

MATCOR’s safety program uses Behavior Based Safety methods—employee intervention, supervisor observation, and management safety review—to identify and eliminate workplace hazards. Zachary Seese, MATCOR’s Safety Manager, outlines training, stop-work authority, and GPS tools supporting Goal Zero.

MATCOR Safety Week—Planning for Success

MATCOR conducted a one-week safety training program in Guthrie, Oklahoma for 58 field personnel, covering excavation competency, equipment operation, operator qualification, H2S awareness, CPR, and BrandSafway internal safety programs while maintaining COVID-19 social distancing protocols.

PHMSA Rule Making Updates – a look at what is ahead on the US Regulatory Front

The US pipeline regulatory environment was moving toward new PHMSA rules expanding integrity management and safety requirements. This article reviews key pending changes, including the Liquids Final Rule that extended integrity management and leak detection obligations beyond high consequence areas.

Corrosion Industry Safety and “Captain Obvious”

Quickly, off the top of your head – what’s the most important factor in your daily corrosion industry safety work life? It’s Y-O-U and Captain Obvious—what a Dynamic Duo!

Private: Chief Big Dig engineer is fired over light fixture controversy

Boston’s Big Dig chief engineer Helmut Ernst was terminated following a state review prompted by the collapse of a corroded 110-pound light fixture in the O’Neill Tunnel and the state’s failure to notify the public for more than a month after the incident.

Private: Oil sands critics target a new concern – pipelines

Critics of Canada’s oil sands industry have argued that oil sands crude poses elevated pipeline corrosion risks due to higher contaminant levels than conventional crude. The debate gained legislative attention during discussions of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline following a series of North American pipeline spills.

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AC Mitigation: 4 Approaches to Protect Your Assets

Cathodic Protection—What is it and how does it work?

Important Safety Update–How to Safely Perform Pipeline Connections

MATCOR Adds a New Drill Rig to Our Fleet

MATCOR Safety Program & Performance

MATCOR Receives Colonial Pipeline Circle of Excellence Recognition

MATCOR Wins Gold Score on Safety Audit

Safety Programs for the Cathodic Protection Industry

MATCOR Safety Week—Planning for Success

PHMSA Rule Making Updates – a look at what is ahead on the US Regulatory Front

Corrosion Industry Safety and “Captain Obvious”

Private: Chief Big Dig engineer is fired over light fixture controversy

Private: Oil sands critics target a new concern – pipelines

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