NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-030

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-030.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: AMEND 49 CFR SECTION 192.615(D) TO BETTER DEFINE THE INTENT OF A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM TO WARN AGAINST THE FULL RANGE OF HAZARDS OF NATURAL GAS, TO REQUIRE RETAINABLE AND SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AND PLACARDS OF HOW TO DETECT HAZARDS, WHAT TO DO, AND WHY ACTION IS NECESSARY.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-08-21

Adopted Date: 1974-08-21

Overall Date Closed: 1979-02-02

Synopsis: On December 2, 1973, an explosion followed by an intense fire killed three persons, injured two others, and destroyed a house on the outskirts of Charleston, W. Va. Fire, fueled by natural gas which had saturated the soil, later rekindled briefly in the ground around the house.

Keywords: Hazmat

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR008

Report Number: PAR-74-04

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1979-02-02

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1974-12-11

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: MEMO FROM OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY: THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IS PRESENTLY INCLUDED IN THE REGULATIONS IN SECTION 192.615, EMERGENCY PLANS. THE OPS IS DEVELOPING A NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING TO MORE CLEARLY DEFINE THE CRITERIA FOR THE OPERATORS' EMERGENCY PLANS. THIS WILL INCLUDE AN ELABORATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AMENDMENT 192-24 TO 49 CFR 192.615, EMERGENCY PLANS, DATED 3/31/76: THIS AMENDMENT GREATLY EXPANDS THE PREVIOUS 615(D) TO CALL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO REACH ALL AREAS IN WHICH THE OPERATOR TRANSPORTS GAS. IT CALLS FOR MULTI-LINGUAL PROGRAMS WHERE NECESSARY.