New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Puc - Public Utilities Commission
Chapter Puc 500 - RULES FOR GAS SERVICE
Part Puc 509 - FORMS REQUIRED TO BE FILED
Section Puc 509.07 - E-5 Utility Accident Report
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Puc 509.07
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) Each utility shall file the commission's Form E-5G "Utility Accident Report" within 10 working days of when a utility accident, as described in Puc 508.03(b), occurs, and as required in Puc 508.03(c).
(b) Each utility shall include the following on Form E-5G:
(1) The current, date and name
and address of utility;
(2) Date,
time of discovery, and location of accident;
(3) Description of any person injured
including:
a.Name;
b.Age;
c.Residence;
d.Employer; and
e.Status of any injured person, whether
employee, person under contract, invitee, licensee, trespasser or
other;
(4) Description
of injury, current condition, duration of disability and, if applicable,
anticipated return to work date;
(5) Description of cause and manner of
accident;
(6) If applicable, cause
of death and previous related accident report number;
(7) Designation of federal or state statute
violated, if applicable;
(8)
Estimated amount of property damage and breakdown of property damage
amounts;
(9) Method of discovery of
the accident;
(10) Estimated amount
of gas released measured in terms of 1,000 cubic feet (mcf) and value of gas
released, including calculations;
(11) Time operator or contractor acting on
behalf of operator arrived on scene;
(12) Time operator made pipeline
safe;
(13) Date and time final
restoration and return to gas service was completed;
(14) Quantity of people evacuated and
quantity of meters shut off or service interrupted;
(15) Description of the pipeline facility
involved (age, material type, diameter, location, classification, above ground,
below ground, depth, pressure at time of accident, map of pipeline);
(16) Date and time of notification to the
National Response Center, if required;
(17) Recommendation for and steps taken to
guard against repetition of accident; and
(18) The signature, full name and title of
the utility employee who supervised the preparation of the report, and date of
signature.
(See Revision Note at Chapter heading for Puc 500) #6445, eff 1-28-97; ss and moved by #8259, eff 1-19-05 (from Puc 509.08 ); ss by #10334, eff 5-10-13
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