Customer equipment inspections

(a)Whenever an Operator establishes service to a customer or reestablishes service after an interruption of service, the Operator shall confirm that an inspection of visible burner ignition and flame appearance has been made at all Gas utilization equipment, not otherwise returned to service by the customer, to ensure safe operation. The Operator shall advise the customer of any safety concerns with the inspected equipment. This subsection does not apply to interruptible customers who were shut off due to supply constraints.#

(b)Each Operator shall have a process for disabling customer equipment or piping that poses a safety concern that includes the following:#

(1)when and how to disable equipment or piping;#

(2)how to mark disabled equipment or piping;#

(3)providing the customer an explanation of the safety concern;#

(4)a method of tracking the equipment or piping that was disabled, including the type of equipment or piping, the safety concern, actions taken, and the date;#

(5)when to remove markings from disabled equipment or piping; and#

(6)notifying the Authority Having Jurisdiction over the disabled equipment or piping not later than 30 calendar days after the equipment or piping was disabled if the Operator has not been contacted to perform a follow-up inspection.#