En 504.05 Emergency Notification

En 504.05 Emergency Notification.#

(a)The utility shall notify the enforcement division of the department by telephone when any of the following events occur:#

(1)A release of gas from a pipeline, release of LNG or LPG, or release of gas from a LNG or LPG facility that results in:#

a. A death;#

b. Personal injury necessitating same day professional medical treatment; or#

c. Estimated property damage of $5,000 or more;#

(2)A fire or an explosion at, or emergency shutdown of, a liquefied natural gas facility, or propane-air facility;#

(3)An evacuation of a building conducted by a fire department, utility or other emergency personnel because of the presence of gas in the atmosphere or in, or in the immediate vicinity of, the building;#

(4)An unplanned service interruption or gas outage that is expected to result in 50 or more customer outage hours;#

(5)A single outage occurring at a state, federal, or municipal facility, hospital, school or other facility in which the public could be affected;#

(6)A breach of security or other threat that jeopardizes the operation of a utility's major facilities;#

(7)Any exceedance of maximum allowable operating pressure of any duration, including accidental over-pressurizations, consistent with En 506.01(a);#

(8)A gas facility-related event, that the utility is aware of or has reason to believe has been or will be reported in the news media, including, but not limited to, a shutdown of a major highway, arterial roadway or rail system, or where a person identified as a news reporter was present;#

(9)When the utility confirms that levels of odorant do not meet the requirements of En 506.02(m); or#

(10)An event which is significant in the judgment of the utility, even though it is not described above.#

(b)A utility shall not be required to determine or document the presence or involvement of gas in any incident or event before notifying the department.#

(c)The telephone notification shall be made promptly, but no more than one hour following confirmed discovery by the utility of the event or any incident defined in En 504.06.#

(d)The utility shall provide to the department investigator who responds to the call the following information:#

(1)Identity of reporting utility;#

(2)Name, title, and location of the person reporting the incident and contact information;#

(3)Location of the incident including street address and city or town;#

(4)Number of known or estimated fatalities and personal injuries, if any;#

(5)Type and extent of known or estimated property damage;#

(6)Description of the incident or event including any significant facts known by the utility that relate to the cause and resolution of the problem;#

(7)Date and hour the incident occurred and was discovered by the utility and, to the extent known, by any other party;#

(8)For a service interruption, gas outage, or evacuation of a building, the estimated or known number of people and/or customers affected and the estimated or actual duration of the outage; and#

(9)When the Office of Pipeline Safety of the United States Department of Transportation was, or will be, notified of the incident, if applicable.#

Source. #13796, eff 10-25-23#