# En 508.03 Accidents

**Citation:** N.H. Admin. R. En 508.03  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Hampshire Department of Energy  
**Effective:** 2023-10-25  
**Published:** 2023-10-25

En 508.03 Accidents.

## Document text

En 508.03 Accidents.

(a) Each utility shall notify the department of any accident, as described in En 504.05(a), pursuant to En 504.05.

(b) A utility shall submit a written report on department "Form E-5G, Utility Accident Report," dated October 2023 pursuant to En 509.05, within 10 working days following the occurrence of any accident involving a release of gas from a pipeline, a release of LNG or LPG, or a release of gas from a LNG or LPG facility in which:

(1) Any person has been killed;

(2) Any person has received an injury which requires same day professional medical treatment;

(3) Any person has received an injury which incapacitates that person from active work for a total of 6 days or more during the 10 days immediately following the accident; or

(4) Any property damage over $5,000 in amount has been caused.

(c) If any event later occurs in connection with an accident which renders an accident reportable under this section or results in an additional reportable occurrence listed in (b)(1) through (4) associated with a report previously submitted, the utility shall submit a new or updated report, as appropriate.

(d) A utility shall submit concurrently to the department a copy of any written accident or incident report submitted to the federal government.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/en500.html>
- Source ID: `nh-general-court-en-500`
- SHA-256: `ad3683f655b6ba4e7e32f07d6a783c44fac1ac76cd58b1319168cd0f9398c27b`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:23:25.693Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T13:54:26.069Z
- Document slug: `nh-admin-rules-en-508-03`

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    "incorporation": "En 506.01 requires compliance with 49 CFR Parts 191, 192, 193, 198, and 199, including future amendments, and contains additional state requirements and incorporated private standards. The rule does not state a fixed federal edition. This connector links but does not reproduce federal or private standards and does not decide whether every later federal amendment is validly incorporated for every state-law purpose.",
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