NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-012

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-012.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR PINPOINTING THE LOCATION OF REPORTED GAS LEAKS. THESE GUIDELINES SHOULD INCLUDE PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF HAZARD THAT EXISTS AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED LEAK.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-02-20

Adopted Date: 1974-02-13

Overall Date Closed: 1979-02-06

Synopsis: ON APRIL 22, 1973, A VIOLENT EXPLOSION DESTROYED 7 OF 15 UNITS IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN EL PASO, TEXAS. SEVEN PERSONS WERE KILLED, AND EIGHT PERSONS WERE HOSPITALIZED, TWO OF WHOM WERE CRITICALLY INJURED.

Ntsbnumber: PLD73XR007

Report Number: PAR-74-02

Addressee Name: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1979-02-06

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1978-09-06

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: ASME LTR: GUIDE MATERIAL APPENDIX G-11 PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR LOCATING REPORTED GAS LEAKS AND FOR CLASSIFYING THE LEAK AS RECOMMENDED BY NTSB.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1978-05-01

Communication Type: Official Correspondence