NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-022

NTSB safety recommendation P-72-022.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT: THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE HAVE EACH LIQUID PIPELINE OPERATOR REVIEW HIS INDIVIDUAL OPERATIONS 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 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. THE GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE SHOULD BE USED TO SET UP INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAMS.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Issued Date: 1972-05-25

Adopted Date: 1972-05-25

Overall Date Closed: 1988-02-17

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: Liquid Pipeline Operators

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1988-02-22