07/15/2009
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"Do you think there should be some sort of coordination between MMS and OSHA with regard to safety?"
"I regret that it's necessary to call the hearing, and associate myself with your remarks with regard to the tragedy and our sympathy for the families."
"Well, I wasn't either, until I got deep into my notes. But, that's a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said OSHA had jurisdiction over Coast Guard-regulated facilities like ships and vessels, as w..."
"Unfortunately, the Deepwater Horizon explosion, and the tragic loss of 11 lives and injuries of 25 people, is not the only petroleum-based disaster we have had."