Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) The LPG operator or landfill gas operator
shall notify the safety division of the commission by telephone when any of the
following occur:
(1) A release of gas from a
LPG system or landfill gas system that results in:
a.A death;
b.Personal injury necessitating same day
professional medical treatment; or
c.Estimated property damage of $5,000 or
more;
(2) A fire or an
explosion at, or emergency shutdown of, an LPG system, landfill gas system or
facility.
(3) An evacuation of a
building conducted by a fire department, LPG operator, or landfill gas operator
or other emergency personnel because of the presence of gas in the atmosphere
or in the immediate vicinity of the building;
(4) An unplanned service interruption or gas
outage that is expected to result in 50 or more customer outage
hours;
(5) A single unplanned
outage occurring at a state, federal, or municipal facility, hospital, school
or other facility in which the public could be affected;
(6) A breach of security or other threat that
jeopardizes the operation of a jurisdictional facility of aggregate capacity
greater than 6,000 gallons; or
(7)
An event which is significant in the judgment of the LPG operator or landfill
gas operator even though it is not described above.
(b) An LPG operator or landfill gas operator
shall not be required to determine or document the presence or involvement of
gas in any incident or event before notifying the commission.
(c) The telephone notification shall be made
promptly, but no more than one hour following discovery of the incident by the
LPG operator or landfill gas operator.
(d) The LPG operator or landfill gas operator
shall provide to the commission representative who responds to the call the
following information:
(1) Identity of
reporting LPG operator or landfill gas operator;
(2) Name, title, and location of the person
reporting the incident;
(3)
Location of the incident including street, address and city or town;
(4) Number of known or estimated fatalities
and personal injuries, if any;
(5)
Type and extent of known or estimated property damage;
(6)Description of the incident or event
including any significant facts known by the LPG operator or landfill gas
operator that relate to the cause and resolution of the problem;
(7) Date and hour the incident occurred and
was discovered by the LPG operator or landfill gas operator and, to the extent
known, by any other party;
(8) For
a service interruption, gas outage, or evacuation of a building, the estimated
or known number of people and customers affected and the estimated or actual
duration of the outage; and
(9)
When the Office of Pipeline Safety of the United States Department of
Transportation was, or will be, notified of the incident, if
applicable.
#8259, eff 1-19-05; ss by #10334, eff
5-10-13
