{"operation":"document","citation":"P-80-090","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-090","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1981-02-26","effective_on":"1981-02-26","summary":"TO THE RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Amend 49 CFR 195 to include a section similar to 49 CFR 192.615, emergency plans, that will require operators to establish written procedures to minimize the hazards resulting from a liquid pipeline emergency. (Superseded by P-84-026)","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-090.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-090.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-090","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-090","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-80-090.\n\nTO THE RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Amend 49 CFR 195 to include a section similar to 49 CFR 192.615, emergency plans, that will require operators to establish written procedures to minimize the hazards resulting from a liquid pipeline emergency. (Superseded by P-84-026)\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Superseded\n\nIssued Date: 1981-02-26\n\nAdopted Date: 1980-12-19\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1985-09-03\n\nSynopsis: ON JANUARY 30, 1980, AN 8-INCH-DIAMETER, REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE OWNED BY THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC., AND OPERATED BY THE SHELL OIL COMPANY (PUERTO RICO) LTD. WAS STRUCK AND RUPTURED BY A BULLDOZER DURING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A NEARBY WATERLINE IN THE SECTOR CANA OF BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO, ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN. GASOLINE FROM THE RUPTURE SPRAYED DOWNHILL AND RAN OFF INTO A SMALL CREEK ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS LATER, THE GASOLINE VAPORS WERE IGNITED BY AN UNDERTERMINED SOURCE AND EXPLODED; THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE KILLED ONE PERSON AND EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED 25 HOUSES AND OTHER PROPERTY.\n\nProbable Cause: None\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA80MP008\n\nReport Number: PAR-80-06\n\nAddressee Name: RSPA\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Superseded\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1985-09-03\n\nAddressee Acronym: RSPA\n\nAddressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-03-21\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: RSPA LETTER: DOT HAS ACCOMPLISHED THE SAFETY OBJECTIVES ADDRESSED BY THIS RECOMMENDATION BY PROMULGATING A FINAL RULE IN DECEMBER 1979 IN DOCKET PS-51. THIS AMENDMENT REQUIRES OPERATORS TO ESTABLISH WRITTEN PROCEDURES TO MINIMIZE THE HAZARDS RESULTING FROM A LIQUID PIPELINE EMERGENCY. THE REQUIREMENTS ARE SIMILAR TO 49 CFR 192.615. SECTION 195.402(C)(9) OF DOCKET PS-51 ALSO ESTABLISHES MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE PROMPT DETECTION AND LOCATION OF FAILED SECTIONS OF HVL PIPELINES.\n\nAddressee Acronym: RSPA\n\nAddressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1985-09-03\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":2122}