New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES
Subchapter C - Safety
Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas
Operations
Section 255.615 - Emergency plans

(1) receiving, identifying and classifying notices of events which require immediate response by the operator;

(2) establishing and maintaining adequate means of communication with appropriate fire, police and other public officials;

(3) prompt and effective response to a notice of each type of emergency, including the following:

(4) the availability of personnel, equipment, tools and materials, as needed at the scene of an emergency;

(5) actions directed toward protecting people first and then property;

(6) emergency shutdown and pressure reduction in any section of the operator's pipeline system necessary to minimize hazards to life or property;

(7) making safe any actual or potential hazard to life or property;

(8) notifying appropriate fire, police and other public officials of gas pipeline emergencies and coordinating with them both planned responses and actual responses during an emergency;

(9) safely restoring any service outage;

(10) beginning action under section 255.827 of this Part, if applicable, as soon after the end of the emergency as possible; and

(11) Actions required to be taken by a controller during an emergency in accordance with section 255.631 of this Part.

(1) furnish its supervisors who are responsible for emergency action a copy of that portion of the latest edition of the emergency procedures established under subdivision (a) of this section as necessary for compliance with those procedures;

(2) train the appropriate operating personnel to assure that they are knowledgeable of the emergency procedures and verify that the training is effective; and

(3) review employee activities to determine whether the procedures were effectively followed in each emergency.

(1) learn the responsibility and resources of each government organization that may respond to a gas pipeline emergency;

(2) acquaint the officials with the operator's ability in responding to a gas pipeline emergency;

(3) identify the types of gas pipeline emergencies of which the operator notifies the officials;

(4) plan how the operator and officials can engage in mutual assistance to minimize hazards to life or property; and

(5) offer annual training, at mutually acceptable locations, to volunteer fire departments regarding the appropriate response to gas-related emergencies and to police departments regarding the recognition of gas-related emergencies. For nonvolunteer fire departments, annually offer to assist the training coordinator in developing training programs for gas safety- related matters.