NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-021

NTSB safety recommendation P-72-021.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF SYSTEM SAFETY BY LIQUID PIPELINE OPERATORS. THESE GUIDELINES SHOULD SERVE A SIMILAR FUNCTION FOR LIQUID 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 LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEMS, 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 NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE SECTION COMMITTEE FOR LIQUID PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION PIPING SYSTEMS (ANSI-B31.4).

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action

Issued Date: 1972-05-25

Adopted Date: 1972-05-25

Overall Date Closed: 1985-07-29

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 Petroleum Institute

Addressee Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1985-07-29

Addressee Acronym: API

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1972-11-15

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE LTR: THE PUBLICATION OF THE 1974 EDITION OF THE CODE, THE INSTITUTE'S SUPPORT FOR THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THAT CODE AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE INSTITUTE RECOMMENDED PRACTICES ARE POSITIVE ACTION ON THE BOARD'S SPECIAL STUDY. SYSTEMATIC CONSIDERATION OF PIPELINE DESIGN CRITERIA IS SIMPLIFIED BY THE PERVASIVE USE OF THE ANSI B31.4 CODE THROUGHOUT THE PETROLEUM PIPELINE INDUSTRY. SINCE THIS CODE SERVES BOTH AS A GUIDE AND A CHECKLIST IT IS LARGELY UNNECESSARY TO ANALYZE EACH SYSTEM SEPARATELY. CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENTATION INCOMPLETE.

Addressee Acronym: API

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1985-07-29

Communication Type: Official Correspondence