NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-042

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-042.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: DEVELOP GUIDELINES TO ASSIST PIPELINE OPERATORS IN TRAINING METER READERS AND OTHERS WHO WORK AT CUSTOMERS' PREMISES TO DETECT VEGETATION AREAS THAT MIGHT BE AN INDICATION OF GAS LEAKAGE.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-10-24

Adopted Date: 1974-10-24

Overall Date Closed: 1979-02-06

Synopsis: ON JUNE 23, 1973, A SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS, FOLLOWED BY FIRE, OCCURRED AT 12321 WELLING LANE IN BOWIE, MARYLAND. THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE WERE KILLED, AND A FOURTH WAS INJURED; THE HOUSE WAS BADLY DAMAGED. HOUSES IN A FIVE-BLOCK AREA WERE EVACUATED.

Keywords: Training and Education

Ntsbnumber: PLD73XR006

Report Number: PAR-74-05

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Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable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: GUIDE MATERIAL APPENDIX G-11 PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR LOCATING GAS LEAKS AS RECOMMENDED BY NTSB.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1978-05-01

Communication Type: Official Correspondence