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    John Bresland, chairman of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, said the allegations are serious and underscore the need for BP to adopt recommendations the board made in its 2007 report on the accident. "I believe it's particularly important that the BP's corporate board of directors appoint an additional non-executive member with ‘significant professional expertise and experience in refinery operations and process safety,' as we recommended." Bresland said in a statement. Full Article at Houston Chronicle
    I believe it's particularly important that the BP's corporate board of directors appoint an additional non-executive member with ‘significant professional expertise and experience in refinery operations and process safety,' as we recommended.
    SOURCE: Houston Chronicle 1 month ago
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Feds say BP plant still isn't safe, ask $87 million in fines
  1. I hope this serves as a wake-up call for the entire industry
    – Mike Wright SOURCE: Houston Chronicle 1 month ago
  2. We continue to believe we are in full compliance with the settlement agreement, and we look forward to demonstrating that before the review commission
    SOURCE: Houston Chronicle 1 month ago
  3. We don't need to see the loss of another life there ... Our motto is we would like to see people go into work and be able to come home to their families.
    Hilda Solis – Hilda Solis SOURCE: Houston Chronicle 1 month ago

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