NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-072

NTSB safety recommendation P-78-072.

REVISE ITS EMERGENCY PLAN TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE LIAISON AND COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS OF 49 CFR 192.615, AND PROVIDE TRAINING MATERIAL TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF EXTINGUISHING GAS FIRES.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1978-12-29

Adopted Date: 1978-12-07

Overall Date Closed: 1983-08-15

Synopsis: ON JUNE 12, 1978, A 10-INCH NATURAL GAS PIPELINE OWNED BY THE GAS SERVICE COMPANY WAS STRUCK AND RUPTURED BY EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWER IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. THE NATURAL GAS ESCAPED FROM A 5-INCH-LONG HOLE IN THE PIPELINE. THE GAS IGNITED WHILE TWO GAS COMPANY EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING THE PIPE WITH HAND TOOLS BEFORE INSTALLING A PIPE REPAIR CLAMP. BOTH MEN WERE BURNED SERIOUSLY.

Keywords: Firefighting, Training and Education

Ntsbnumber: DCA78MP020

Report Number: PAR-78-05

Addressee Name: Gas Service Company

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1983-08-15

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-04-05

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: GAS SERVICE COMPANY LETTER: IN MAY OF 1980, A NEW REVISED EMERGENCY PLAN FORMAT WAS ISSUED WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RULE. THE PLAN CLEARLY COVERS THE NEED TO MAINTAIN LIAISON WITH "PUBLIC OFFICIALS". IN ADDITION, COMPANY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL PRESENT AUDIOVISUAL PROGRESS TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS, ALONG WITH DISPENSING HANDOUT TYPE INFORMATION.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-08-15

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-04-01

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence