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comwugn mom was 5
hurred polyethylene prpehne rcleasrng so osr of compressed
arr,uh1cwa c1oud of dry dn~'nn.~/:nll1ig}I mm rhe arr,
dnmng downwrnd whroh conlmucd fax the durahon of the
V dernonsrrauou. The crew ieader caued 911, Ingguring an
emergency response by the wesr vauey Frrc Dcparlmznl who
, _ arnyed wuh hghrs and srrens hlarrng to dI:mon~txam how to
v‘ ‘ . F prooeriy secure the mcidzm sire and pmpan: for gas company
7 -.. s 4. F \: ‘Ir ' "V arrrva
"r a , ' ( ' , . TCS crews lhcn demonslratnd rherrernergency response
A 7 - - , - procedures which|ncludn1aalaunglh2 gas hue upstream and
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r 7 — dounsuearn of Lhe leak to keep their pnrwnnnl oursade of
‘ _' 431 * -- the hazard zone. TCS Inapnctur Jose saenz zxplruns ”Evnn
1 ' Q » wk —. ‘*3  though our pczwnnnl are equipped with fire resistant clothing
4",. .,. . _ ._ r:_ and bmathing arr, Lhcxr sazery is a hrgh pnunty on an ancrdenr
‘ _ ‘ . , sue so we mqum: Ihcm to work mnsxde of Ihn: hazardous
a , , , , ..  aunosphcre whenever po~s|bln mhey gslhurlwhxlu workrng
 V G 7!. g _,r » the leak they won't be able to conlmuv: workrng to keep the

pubhc sare "

, g /-1 Addmg to the reahsrn of the mcxdunl, the d£mon~tml|on

. ,1 ", * V. rncluded a senous myuzy mqulnng rnedrca1as.sr.s:ance;w1uIe
r. 24- _v . local EMS dernonsrraccd tllur ~k|lls rn srahrhzrng the myumd
  , ' .  ' worker, an arrarubulance hchcoprercrrcledrherncidencsue
 ‘ a  Q —‘ ' v‘ 4 [or severai rnmules befom semng down a few hundred yards
4 ;r- . ' . it   (:_ ,3 ‘_‘.,j: s‘ V1,. 2: from tlmbluwmg hue.
 ; 16 .- ’._," v,,.g,.“‘._-j- '72‘ j.,, 3*’ K5,’  The finaxsessronrncludeda"L/essonsLearned"synopsrs,fina1
":,,‘ ‘-‘ ::( r7/' g;.’ - 4:! ," Q&A to address anyunanswered quesuons m regards to «he
: _, .-_ I. -' -1 _ y ~. .391 r M a, $3 oycran event, and culmmatud rn door puzn: drawrngs wuh
E34 1.. 1,‘ .«  ;,:_, _ L;-4.‘; .1‘ ,fi‘ ‘ - ovrerib-11300 in cash and rnerchandrse dwlnbulud.
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‘ The success of Lhe wesr Texas Excavation Sr1f2lyDay illuslralm
~  that them rs a need for enhanced damage prL‘vL‘nl|un outreach
D rn areas where cxtavaloh zuulmzly travel r1cm~s srare hues,
and even mlemauunal hordcrs to work. ‘The West Texas DPC
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/zw-xc ma ,— rs 7&1‘ ‘  lIr.1i7"§’§o  ‘Saran §‘rL.°’n‘ZSf§s's"rrf’§oo‘3eI‘§f..". 
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,. ._ ~ ~ ou mac ac W1 res an ur 12 rs ever m crna rona
‘ a  ' -. y; ,, . A damage pmvcnuun council." Meeks sard, "Oftounc we'll
( : ‘ M r L: ' have to change the name of Lhe organrzahon Io mflcct the
r » ‘ hrgger pmtum "
f0F9 YO _ 7. ,7’ .‘ Wc~tT2><r1~' DPC co-charr Steve Tcran agrees "1 heheve it rs
every persons resoonsrbduy to work m a ~af2 manner and
-v ensure the sasery of an on and around the proyeex," says Teran,

who rs also the code cornphance Supervwox at El Paso Water.

\ "Om: must learn to follow good sound safe work oraeuces

‘ for cvcxy ones hencm. In rhc sprru of shared responsrbrhry

- we wru work to supporl|h12 huure proyecrs in the El Paso, Las

‘ cruces, and Juarcz region, to enhance safety met1\od~ and
cream a hrgher lnvzl of an awareness for an "

l who knows, one day that cnrglu be the possrbrhry of an
cxoansron across the Texas/Mnxmo border to rndude crudad
Juarez. As a country, Mcxmu may not be ready for am but

‘ El Paso and Juarez compxw: the largest mleznzmunal horder

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