{"operation":"document","citation":"P-78-074","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-074","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1978-12-29","effective_on":"1978-12-29","summary":"REQUIRE THE USE OF FLAME-RETARDANT MATERIAL IN THE UNIFORMS OF PERSONNEL REQUIRED TO WORK IN GASEOUS ATMOSPHERES.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-074.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-074.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-074","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-78-074","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-78-074.\n\nREQUIRE THE USE OF FLAME-RETARDANT MATERIAL IN THE UNIFORMS OF PERSONNEL REQUIRED TO WORK IN GASEOUS ATMOSPHERES.\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\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DCA78MP020\n\nReport Number: PAR-78-05\n\nAddressee Name: Gas Service Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1983-08-15\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-04-05\n\nCommunication Type: Official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 DECEMBER 1979, WRITTEN POLICY INTRODUCED A REQUIREMENT FOR THE USE OF FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING.\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":1546}