420.12 Reports of incidents and interruptions.

(a)Each steam corporation shall report all incidents involving steam facilities which cause injury or death to any persons or damage to property, which result in an airborne release of asbestos, or which could cause concern because of coverage by news media.#

(b)Any unscheduled interruption of service affecting two or more customers or any other interruption which could cause public concern because of coverage by the news media, shall also be reported.#

(c)All such incidents and service interruptions shall be immediately reported by telephone to the Gas Division of the New York State Department of Public Service through its emergency notification system.#

(d)A written report of each incident in which steam facilities were involved shall be submitted to the Albany office of the Gas Division of the New York State Department of Public Service within 30 days. The report shall set forth a chronological sequence of events including a detailed description of the:#

(1)incident or interruption;#

(2)response, action, and investigation by the steam corporation; and#

(3)results and findings of the investigations.#

(e)Each steam corporation shall file an annual summary report of all incidents which resulted in injury, fatality, property damage, or asbestos contamination with the Albany office of the Gas Division of the New York State Department of Public Service not later than January 31 of each year. The reports shall include, for each incident, the following:#

(1)the date of the incident;#

(2)the specific location;#

(3)the number of injuries which required hospitalization;#

(4)the number of fatalities;#

(5)the approximate cost of property damage; and#

(6)the determined cause of the incident.#

(f)Each steam corporation shall file with the Albany office of the Gas Division of the New York State Department of Public Service a monthly report of each unscheduled interruption of service to any customer. The reports shall be filed no later than 15th day of the month following that for which the report is rendered and shall be arranged in accordance with Appendix 3-A of this Title to contain the following:#

(1)the district in which the interruption occurred;#

(2)the month for which the report is rendered;#

(3)the date(s) of the interruption;#

(4)the time the steam corporation received notification of the interruption;#

(5)the time the steam corporation dispatched its personnel to the scene of the interruption and their arrival time;#

(6)the times when interruptions began and ended;#

(7)the duration in hours and minutes of such interruptions;#

(8)the number of customers affected; and#

(9)the cause or causes of the interruptions.#