Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 20 - Natural Gas and Jurisdictional Propane
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 1 - Standards for Gas Utilities, Master Meter Systems and Jurisdictional Propane Systems (815-RICR-20-00-1)
Section 815-RICR-20-00-1.14 - Telephonic Notice of Certain Gas Incidents (Appendix B)

Universal Citation: 815 RI Code of Rules 20 00 1.14

Current through September 18, 2024

A. At the earliest practicable moment following discovery each LDC, Master Meter System, or Jurisdictional Propane System shall give notice of any gas incident. "Incident" means any of the following events that results:

1. In the involvement of an unanticipated release of gas:
a. from a pipeline or

b. an LNG facility or

c. of a liquefied natural gas or

d. a death or personal injury or

e. property damage

2. From the excavating operations of another party

3. In an emergency shutdown of an LNG facility

4. In the involvement by police, fire, or media personnel

5. In a house or building being evacuated (public or private)

6. In any other situation that is significant, in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the above criteria, such as but not limited to, overpressure, loss of system pressure, outages, etc.

B. Between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday - Friday - call the Division of Public Utilities & Carriers engineering section office numbers until a person is contacted. Do not leave an emergency notice on voice mail. If the personnel list is exhausted, please dial "0" for operator and you will be transferred to another staff member.

C. After work hours call the phone numbers in the order listed on your "Emergency Response Chart" until a person is contacted. If there is no response, continue to call every hour until someone answers. If the Division requests a written report of the incident, it must be submitted within one week. Appropriate personnel within your respective gas companies must have a copy of these phone numbers and a copy must be inserted in your companies' O&M manual.

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