Larsen Statement on Tesoro Incident TOP Report

Washington, DC, July 21, 2011

 Today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after Tesoro published its Triangle of Prevention (TOP) report on the April 2, 2010 incident at the Anacortes Facility.  The report was conducted jointly with the United Steelworkers, the local representing Tesoro employees.

“As expected, this report found that there was no evidence of operator error during the April 2nd tragedy at Tesoro.  My thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the families and friends of the seven individuals we lost on that day.
“This report outlines several recommendations that will improve safety conditions for the facility.  Protecting workers and the working environment must be a top priority, and I expect Tesoro will be taking implementation of these recommendations seriously.
“The long awaited report from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, along with this TOP report, may form a basis for future legislation that aims to make our refineries safer, doing everything we can to prevent another tragedy from occurring.”
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