NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-009

NTSB safety recommendation P-78-009.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION BUREAU OF THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: EXPEDITE THE PUBLISHING OF THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON REGULATIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINES OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (LPG). INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE SECTION ON THE COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF LPG PIPELINES.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1978-02-08

Adopted Date: 1978-01-12

Overall Date Closed: 1980-06-03

Synopsis: ON JULY 20, 1977, A 12-INCH PROPANE PIPELINE, OWNED BY THE CONSOLIDATED GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION, RUPTURED NEAR THE TOWN OF RUFF CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA. THE LIQUID ESCAPED FROM THE PIPELINE, VAPORIZED, AND PROPANE VAPORS SETTLED LIKE A FOG OVER THE BOTTOM OF A VALLEY. TWO MEN IN A PICKUP TRUCK ENTERED THE PROPANE CLOUD; THE TRUCK STALLED AND THE PROPANE GAS IGNITED WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE TRUCK. THE 2 PERSONS IN THE TRUCK WERE KILLED.

Ntsbnumber: DCA77MP027

Report Number: PAR-78-01

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1980-06-03

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1978-09-12

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: MTB LTR: MTB PUBLISHED A NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON AUGUST 10, 1978, WHICH INCORPORATED THE INTENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS P-78-9 AND P-78-10. 7/16/79 - FEDERAL REGISTER, FINAL RULE, NPRM PUBLISHED AUGUST 10, 1978: THE NPRM WAS PUBLISHED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE RECOMMENDA TION. THE PROPOSED RULES INCLUDE SECTION 195.408 "COMMUNICATIONS", WHICH IS COMPREHENSIVE IN NATURE.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1980-06-03

Communication Type: Official Correspondence