{"operation":"document","citation":"P-80-056","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-056","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1980-06-23","effective_on":"1980-06-23","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC.: UPDATE ITS CARD RECORDS AND MAPS FOR THE GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA, AREA TO COINCIDE WITH THE ACTUAL LOCATIONS OF THE AREA'S GAS FACILITIES.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-056.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-056.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-056","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-056","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-80-056.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC.: UPDATE ITS CARD RECORDS AND MAPS FOR THE GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA, AREA TO COINCIDE WITH THE ACTUAL LOCATIONS OF THE AREA'S GAS FACILITIES.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1980-06-23\n\nAdopted Date: 1980-06-10\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1981-12-09\n\nSynopsis: ON OCTOBER 24, 1979, AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED THE GREENE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE BUILDING AND THE ADJOINING GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, GUTTED A CONNECTING BUILDING WHICH WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND DAMAGED NEARBY BUILDINGS IN STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA. THIRTEEN PERSONS WERE INJURED AND THE PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE.\n\nProbable Cause: None\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA80MP003\n\nReport Number: PAR-80-03\n\nAddressee Name: NiSource, Inc. (formerly Columbia Gas)\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1981-12-09\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1980-09-09\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC. LTR: COLUMBIA EMPHASIZES THAT THE DIFFERENCE IN RECORDS WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. THE COMPANY, HOWEVER, WILL NOT BE SATISFIED WITH INCORRECT RECORDS. IN 1976, COLUMBIA BEGAN A PROGRAM OF REMAPPING THE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ONTO THE UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERICATER (UTM) MAP GRID SYSTEM. THE REMAPPING OF THE CITY OF STANDARDSVILLE HAS RECENTLY BEEN COMPLETED. THE RELATED CARD RECORDS ARE BEING REVIEWED AND UPDATED AS APPROPRIATE. COLUMBIA'S CURRENT PROCEDURES REQUIRE THAT MAPS AND RELATED CARD RECORDS BE UPDATED TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN THE PHYSICAL PLANT.\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1981-09-25\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC., LTR: THE REVIEW AND UPDATING OF THE SERVICE LINE CARD RECORDS IN STANDARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA, HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS OF MAY 1, 1981.\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1980-12-19\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1981-12-09\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":2281}