NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-019

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-019.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF TELEMETERING ON GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SO THAT SYSTEM FAILURES CAN BE PROMPTLY DETECTED.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-03-11

Adopted Date: 1974-02-27

Overall Date Closed: 1985-07-29

Synopsis: A gas explosion and fire occurred on December 9, 1972, in downtown Clinton, MO. Gas had leaked into a building from a cracked cast-iron main located behind the building. Missouri Public Service Company personnel arrived at the site of the reported leak 50 minutes before the explosion. Eight persons died, and seven others were injured.

Ntsbnumber: PLD73XR004

Report Number: PAR-74-03

Addressee Name: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1985-07-29

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1978-07-17

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: ASME LTR: RESPONSE INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF PARAMETERS INVOLVED IN TELEMETERING GAS PIPELINE DATA. THE USE OF TELEMETERING AS AN EARLY WARNING AGENT FOR SYSTEM FAILURES IS SUBJECT TO SERIOUS QUESTION ON THE BASIS OF TECHNICAL PRACTICABILITY. A LIST OF PARAMETERS IS GIVEN UPON WHICH TO BASE GUIDELINES, IF GUIDELINES MUST BE ESTABLISHED. ASME DOES NOT ENDORSE THE CONCEPT OF USING TELEMERY AS AN EARLY WARNING AGENT ALONE

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1978-10-19

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: 10/19/78 - ASME LTR: WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE USE OF TELEMETRY AS A MECHANISM FOR THE DETECTION OF A SYSTEM MALFUNCTION IS NOT ENTIRELY BLACK OR WHITE. A LARGE PORTION OF THE GAS INDUSTRY HAS SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE USE OF TELEMETRY AS A PRIMARY ANSWER TO SOME SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS. WE WOULD BE MOST HAPPY TO MEET WITH NTSB STAFF AND TO WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DESIGN/PARAMETERS/CRITERIA OF A TELEMETRY TEST PROGRAM.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1978-09-29

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1985-07-29

Communication Type: Official Correspondence