# Compressor stations: Ventilation.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 192.173  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

Each compressor station building must be ventilated to ensure that employees are not endangered by the accumulation of gas in rooms, sumps, attics, pits, or other enclosed places.

## Document text

Each compressor station building must be ventilated to ensure that employees are not endangered by the accumulation of gas in rooms, sumps, attics, pits, or other enclosed places.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-192.173>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `566833b9a24872979cfe2f4e52c596a6e98ae3fa875d1621341294f788f8f6ee`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:34.435Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T07:49:17.008Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-192-173`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "192",
  "section": "192.173",
  "subpart": "Subpart D—Design of Pipeline Components",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```