OPINION - Never one to pull his punches, consultant Ian Fitzsimmons applauds the openness of January's National Commission report to President Obama on the Macondo well disaster, but reprimands the UK Health & Safety Executive over its handling of the 'eerily similar' North Sea incident that occurred in the North Sea four months earlier but took eight months to enter the public domain.: Fid-Bau Portal

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OPINION - Never one to pull his punches, consultant Ian Fitzsimmons applauds the openness of January's National Commission report to President Obama on the Macondo well disaster, but reprimands the UK Health & Safety Executive over its handling of the 'eerily similar' North Sea incident that occurred in the North Sea four months earlier but took eight months to enter the public domain.

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OPINION - Never one to pull his punches, consultant Ian Fitzsimmons applauds the openness of January's National Commission report to President Obama on the Macondo well disaster, but reprimands the UK Health & Safety Executive over its handling of the 'eerily similar' North Sea incident that occurred in the North Sea four months earlier but took eight months to enter the public domain.

OPINION - Never one to pull his punches, consultant Ian Fitzsimmons applauds the openness of January's National Commission report to President Obama on the Macondo well disaster, but reprimands the UK Health & Safety Executive over its handling of the 'eerily similar' North Sea incident that occurred in the North Sea four months earlier but took eight months to enter the public domain.

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OPINION - Never one to pull his punches, consultant Ian Fitzsimmons applauds the openness of January's National Commission report to President Obama on the Macondo well disaster, but reprimands the UK Health & Safety Executive over its handling of the 'eerily similar' North Sea incident that occurred in the North Sea four months earlier but took eight months to enter the public domain.

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Offshore engineer

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2011

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Article (Journal)

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Print

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English

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BKL: 38.00 Geowissenschaften: Allgemeines / 56.00 / 38.00 / 56.00 Bauwesen: Allgemeines
Local classification TIB: 275/4960

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