# Compressor Stations: Gas Detection \[49 CFR 192.736\]

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §2936  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. Not later than September 16, 1996, each compressor building in a compressor station must have a fixed gas detection and alarm system, unless the building is: [49 CFR 192.736(a)] 1. constructed so that at least 50 percent of its upright side area is permanently open; or [49 CFR 192.736(a)(1)] 2. l

## Document text

A. Not later than September 16, 1996, each compressor building in a compressor station must have a fixed gas detection and alarm system, unless the building is: [49 CFR 192.736(a)]

1. constructed so that at least 50 percent of its upright side area is permanently open; or [49 CFR 192.736(a)(1)]

2. located in an unattended field compressor station of 1,000 horsepower (746 kW) or less. [49 CFR 192.736(a)(2)]

B. Except when shutdown of the system is necessary for maintenance under Subsection C of this Section, each gas detection and alarm system required by this Section must: [49 CFR 192.736(b)]

1. continuously monitor the compressor building for a concentration of gas in air of not more than 25 percent of the lower explosive limit; and [49 CFR 192.736(b)(1)]

2. if that concentration of gas is detected, warn persons about to enter the building and persons inside the building of the danger. [49 CFR 192.736(b)(2)]

C. Each gas detection and alarm system required by this Section must be maintained to function properly. The maintenance must include performance tests. [49 CFR 192.736(c)]

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 21:824 (August 1995), amended LR 27:1549 (September 2001), LR 30:1270 (June 2004).

## Provenance

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- Source: <https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/>
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- Document slug: `la-lac-43-xiii-2936`

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  "applicabilityCaveat": "Part XIII applies only within the scope of its certification or agreement, jurisdictional and facility limitations, and section-specific exclusions. Determine operator status, commodity, intrastate or interstate jurisdiction, coastal or Outer Continental Shelf location, gathering classification, LNG status, and federal preemption before applying a provision.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "Part XIII incorporates and modifies portions of 49 CFR Parts 40, 191, 192, 193, and 199. Bracketed federal citations identify the source provision, but Louisiana numbering and text control only within the state rule's scope; consult both current Louisiana and applicable federal text.",
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