{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 120073003W","title":"TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2007-09-07","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 193.2711.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120073003w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120073003w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-120073003w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/120073003W","body":"Warning Letter involving TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 193.2711. The case was opened on 2007-09-07 and is reported as closed as of 2007-09-07. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n120073003W_Warning Letter_09072007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120073003W/120073003W_Warning%20Letter_09072007.pdf\n\n120073003w_warning letter_09072007_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120073003W/120073003w_warning%20letter_09072007_text.pdf\n\n120073003w_warning letter_09072007_text.pdf\n\nu s Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\n409 3rd Street, SW, Suite 300\nWaahmgton, OC 20024\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED\nSeptember 7, 2007\nMr Randy Bamard\nVice President\nOperations and Gas Control\nWtlhams Gas Ptpehne\n2800 Post Oak Boulevard\nHouston, Texas 77056\nCPF 1-2007-3003W\nDear Mr Barnard\nFrom May 3 to May 6 and on October 12, 2005, a representative of the Pipelme and Hazardous\nMatenals Safety Admiiustration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code\ninspected your procedures, records and facihties at the Station 240 LNG plant in Carlstadt, New\nJersey\nAs a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed probable violations of the\nPipehne Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations The items inspected and the\nprobable violations are\ntt 193. 2711 Personal health.\nEach operator shall follow a written plan to verify that personnel assigned\noperating, maintenance, security, or fire protection duties at the LNG plant do not\nhave any physical condition that would impair performance of their assigned duties.\nThe plan must be designed to detect both readily observable disorders, such as\n\n\n\nphysical handicaps or mIury, and conditions requiring professional examination for\ndiscovery.\nI a Williams Gas Pipehne's (Williams') written plan requires that the \"physical\nexamination records related to this procedure be retamed at the LNG Plant Office \"\nDuring the inspection, only one record of an employee physical examination (physical)\nwas at the LNG Plant Office Wilhams stated that it retains its employee health records\nin its Houston headquarters Tins is not consistent with the wntten plan Subsequent to\nthe 2005 inspection, Wdliams miuntained the employee health records at the LNG Plant\nOffice\nlb Williams' written plan requires that at the time of initial employment, each applicant\nwill be admiiustered a physical examination performed by a company-approved\nphysician On the hst of plant employees that Wdhams later provided to the inspector,\nthere were three employees that had not received a pre-employment physical\nI c Wilhams' wntten plan reqiures that all employees at the LNG plant pass a physical\nexamination at five-year intervals by a company-approved physician On the hst of plant\nemployees that Wilhams provided to the inspector (same hst as lb above), seventeen\n(17) employees were not hsted as having passed a physical examination administered at\nfive-year intervals between 1999 and 2005 Dunng the 2007 inspection, all of Wdhams'\nemployees had been admimstered physical exammations wittun the preceding five years\nby a company-approved physician\nUnder 49 Uruted States Code, f 60122, you are sub)ect to a civd penalty not to exceed $100, 000\nfor each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1, 000, 000 for any\nrelated senes of violations Also, for LNG famhties, an additional penalty of not more than\n$50, 000 for each violation may be imposed We have reviewed the circumstances and\nsupportmg documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional\nenforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at tlus time We advise you to correct the\nitems identified in this letter Failure to do so will result in Wdliams being sub1ect to additional\nenforcement action\nNo reply to this letter is reqmred If you choose to reply, m your correspondence please refer to\nCPF 1-2007-3002W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement\naction is sub1ect to bemg made pubhcly aviulable If you beheve that any portion of your\nresponsive matenal quahfies for confidential treatment under 5 U S C 552(b), along with the\ncomplete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions\nyou believe quah fy for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you beheve\nthe redacted information quahfies for confidential treatment under 5 U S C 552(b)\n\n\n\nByron Coy, PE\nDirector, Eastern Region\nPtpehne and Hazardous Matenals Safety Admuustratton","truncated":false,"body_characters":4753}