NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-032

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-032.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: DEVELOP GUIDELINES TO AID PIPELINE OPERATORS IN DETERMINING AREAS OF ACTIVE CORROSION AS REQUIRED BY 49 CFR 192.457(B).

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-08-21

Adopted Date: 1974-08-21

Overall Date Closed: 1979-02-06

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.

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR008

Report Number: PAR-74-04

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Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable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: 1974-10-16

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: ASME LTR: ASME IS PRESENTLY COMPLETING WORK ON GUIDELINES FOR 192.615(D), TO ESTABLISH AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAM TO ENABLE CUSTOMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE AND REPORT A GAS EMERGENCY TO THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS. 9/6/78 - ASME LTR: GUIDE MATERIAL FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTED UNDER 192.475(B) AND APPEARED IN THE GUIDE IN 1976.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1978-05-01

Communication Type: Official Correspondence