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P-74-002
NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-002
Current as of 1974-02-07 Government source
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NTSB safety recommendation P-74-002.
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR USE BY PIPELINE OPERATORS TO PROTECT PIPELINE FACILITIES AFFECTED BY BLASTING OPERATIONS.
Priority: CLASS II
Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Issued Date: 1974-02-07
Adopted Date: 1974-02-07
Overall Date Closed: 1985-07-29
Synopsis: IN COOPERSBURG, PA., ON FEBRUARY 21, 1973, A GAS PIPELINE WAS RUPTURED BY DYNAMITE AND GAS AT 50 PSIG ENTERED AN APARTMENT HOUSE AND EXPLODED. FIVE PERSONS WERE KILLED, 16 PERSONS WERE INJURED, AND 2 BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED.
Ntsbnumber: PLD73XR003
Report Number: PAR-74-01
Addressee Name: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Addressee Date Closed: 1984-02-02
Addressee Acronym: ASME
Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations
Communication Date: 1978-09-06
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Communication Contents: ASME LTR: ASME-GPSC IS REVIEWING THIS RECOMMENDATION.
Addressee Acronym: ASME
Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations
Communication Date: 1985-07-29
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Addressee Acronym: ASME
Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations
Communication Date: 1978-05-01
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
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