NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-020

NTSB safety recommendation P-72-020.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: HAVE EACH GAS PIPELINE OPERATOR REVIEW HIS OPERATION WITH A VIEW TOWARD INSTITUTING A MORE SYSTEMATIC AND AUTHORITATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING HAZARDS, NOT ONLY FOR NEW PROJECTS, BUT FOR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. THE GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY THE GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE SHOULD BE USED TO SET UP INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAMS.

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: Gas Pipeline Operators

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1975-12-30