NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-058

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-058.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REQUIRE THE MID AMERICA PIPE LINE COMPANY TO: REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE PIPELINE SYSTEM IN THE LIGHT OF 49 CFR 195.402 TO INSTITUTE A MORE SYSTEMATIC AND AUTHORITATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING HAZARDS. THIS REVIEW SHOULD COVER THE FULL LIFE CYCLE OF THE PIPELINE SYSTEM AND BE APPLICABLE TO THE DESIGN OF NEW PIPELINES, AS WELL AS TO THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING PIPELINES.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-11-11

Adopted Date: 1974-11-11

Overall Date Closed: 1978-12-12

Synopsis: ON DECEMBER 6, 1973, A PIPELINE RUPTURED IN A RURAL AREA IN KANSAS, AND RELEASED 2,138 BARRELS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, A VOLATILE, TOXIC MATERIAL. TWO PERSONS WHO HAD DRIVEN THROUGH THE AMMONIA VAPORS WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH BURNS TO THE EYES, NOSE, THROAT, AND LUNGS.

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR002

Report Number: PAR-74-06

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1978-12-12

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1975-01-21

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: MEMO FROM OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY: THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE APPROPRIATE NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING THAT ARE ISSUED FOR THE PLANNED REVISION OF PART 195. 8/4/78 - LETTER FROM MAPCO STATING THAT A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OPERATING PERSONNEL HAS BEEN INITIATED AND MINIMUM STANDARDS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR VARIOUS OPERATING JOBS. PIPELINE DESIGN IS CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1978-12-12

Communication Type: Official Correspondence