NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-023

NTSB safety recommendation P-72-023.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT: THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO SAFETY BY GAS PIPELINE OPERATORS, IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE 49, PARAGRAPH 192.605, ESSENTIALS OF OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PLAN, OF THE MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1972-05-25

Adopted Date: 1972-05-25

Overall Date Closed: 1976-09-10

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: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1976-09-10