{"operation":"document","citation":"P-78-072","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-072","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1978-12-29","effective_on":"1978-12-29","summary":"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.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-072.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-072.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-072","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-78-072","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-78-072.\n\nREVISE 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.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1978-12-29\n\nAdopted Date: 1978-12-07\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1983-08-15\n\nSynopsis: 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.\n\nKeywords: Firefighting, Training and Education\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA78MP020\n\nReport Number: PAR-78-05\n\nAddressee Name: Gas Service Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1983-08-15\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-04-05\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication 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.\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-08-15\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-04-01\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-10-08\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1918}