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P-80-090
NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-090
Current as of 1981-02-26 Government source
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NTSB safety recommendation P-80-090.
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 (Superseded by P-84-026)
Priority: CLASS II
Overall Status: Closed - Superseded
Issued Date: 1981-02-26
Adopted Date: 1980-12-19
Overall Date Closed: 1985-09-03
Synopsis: 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.
Probable Cause: None
Ntsbnumber: DCA80MP008
Report Number: PAR-80-06
Addressee Name: RSPA
Addressee Status: Closed - Superseded
Addressee Date Closed: 1985-09-03
Addressee Acronym: RSPA
Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government
Communication Date: 1983-03-21
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Communication 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.
Addressee Acronym: RSPA
Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government
Communication Date: 1985-09-03
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
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