{"operation":"document","citation":"P-74-023","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-023","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1974-03-11","effective_on":"1974-03-11","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY: EXPAND ITS FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WHO RESPOND TO REPORTED LEAKS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUES REQUIRED TO ASSIST THEM IN HANDLING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-74-023.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-74-023.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-74-023","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-74-023","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-74-023.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY: EXPAND ITS FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WHO RESPOND TO REPORTED LEAKS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUES REQUIRED TO ASSIST THEM IN HANDLING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1974-03-11\n\nAdopted Date: 1974-02-27\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1976-09-10\n\nSynopsis: 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.\n\nKeywords: Training and Education\n\nNtsbnumber: PLD73XR004\n\nReport Number: PAR-74-03\n\nAddressee Name: Missouri Public Service Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1976-09-10\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1975-02-25\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: LETTER FROM MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY: THIS HAS BEEN DONE THROUGH MONTHLY SAFETY MEETINGS AND SPECIAL TRAINING MEETINGS.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1267}