{"operation":"document","citation":"P-80-058","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-058","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.: REQUIRE IN ITS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES THE TRAINING AND EQUIPPING OF LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES FOR THE CONTROL OF GAS DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE FAILURES IN AREAS WHERE QUALIFIED GAS COMPANY EMPLOYEES CANNOT RESPOND RAPIDLY.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-058.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-058.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-058","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-058","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-80-058.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC.: REQUIRE IN ITS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES THE TRAINING AND EQUIPPING OF LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES FOR THE CONTROL OF GAS DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE FAILURES IN AREAS WHERE QUALIFIED GAS COMPANY EMPLOYEES CANNOT RESPOND RAPIDLY.\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\nKeywords: Firefighting, Training and Education\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Number: PAR-80-03\n\nAddressee Name: NiSource, Inc. (formerly Columbia Gas)\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1981-12-09\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1980-09-09\n\nCommunication Type: Official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 HAS CONTINUOUS PROGRAMS TO TRAIN LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES TO HANDLE GAS EMERGENCIES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE UNDER CONSTANT EVALUATION AND REFINEMENT TO MEET CHANGING CONDITIONS. AT THE CURRENT TIME, COLUMBIA, THROUGH ITS GENERAL OFFICE STAFF WORKING WITH ANOTHER STATE'S GAS ASSOCIATION, HAS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE SLIDE/CASSETTE PRESENTATION WHICH WILL BE UTILIZED IN THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM. THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE UTILIZED IN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE OTHER SIX STATES IN WHICH THE COLUMBIA GAS DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES OPERATE.\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: ENCLOSED WAS A COPY OF THE SCRIPT FOR OUR SLIDE/CASSETTE PACKAGE WHICH IS BEING USED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC. THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED BY ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND IS FOLLOWED BY A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION.\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":2478}