NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-019

NTSB safety recommendation P-72-019.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS BY GAS DISTRIBUTION AND GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINE OPERATORS. THESE GUIDELINES SHOULD SERVE A SIMILAR FUNCTION FOR GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS AS THE MILITARY STANDARD, REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM FOR SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SUBSYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT (MIL-STD-882), DOES FOR MILITARY SYSTEMS. THESE GUIDELINES SHOULD COVER THE FULL LIFE CYCLE OF A GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM AND BE APPLICABLE TO THE DESIGN OF NEW PIPELINES AS WELL AS TO THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING PIPELINES. THIS WORK SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1972-05-25

Adopted Date: 1972-05-25

Overall Date Closed: 1975-12-30

Synopsis: SPECIAL STUDY -- A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO PIPELINE SAFETY. THE STUDY DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR AND THE BENEFITS TO BE OBTAINED BY USING SYSTEM SAFETY TECHNIQUES IN THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY. PAST PIPELINE ACCIDENTS ARE REVIEWED, AND IT IS POINTED OUT THAT ANALYSIS OF THE HAZARDS IN THE PIPELINE SYSTEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENTS WOULD HAVE IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENTS. THE APPROACH, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED FOR USE IN THE AEROSPACE AND AVIATION FIELDS, HAS PROVED TO BE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AND IS NOW BEING ADAPTED TO MANY OTHER AREAS. THE SURFACE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION HAVE THE GREATEST NEED FOR THESE TECHNIQUES. THE STUDY ALSO DESCRIBES SYSTEM SAFETY, AND HOW IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED.

Ntsbnumber: 80582

Report Number: PSS-72-01

Addressee Name: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1975-12-30

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1972-07-24

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE: THIS REPORT AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE AGENDA OF ALL THE SUBCOMMITTEES AND I HAVE CHARGED THE CHAIRMAN AND THE MEMBERS WITH STUDYING THE REPORT AND TO CONSIDER MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS. 12/27/72- A SYSTEM SAFETY TASK GROUP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP THE COMMITTEE'S DIRECTION IN INTRODUCING SYSTEM SAFETY TO THE GAS PIPELINE INDUSTRY. AGA IS COOPERATING WITH ASME. CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENTATION INCOMPLETE.