Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS
Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY
Section 8.205 - Written Procedure for Handling Gas Leak Complaints
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
Each gas company shall have written procedures which shall include at a minimum the following provisions:
(1) a procedure or method for receiving leak complaints or reports, or both, on a 24-hour, seven day per week basis;
(2) a requirement to make and maintain a written record of all calls received and actions taken;
(3) a requirement that supervisory review of leak complaints must be completed and documented by 10:00 a.m. of the next business day for calls received by midnight on the previous day;
(4) standards for training and equipping personnel used in the investigation of leak complaints or reports, or both;
(5) procedures for locating the source of a leak and determining the degree of hazard involved;
(6) a chain of command for service personnel to follow if assistance is required in determining the degree of hazard;
(7) instructions to be issued by service personnel to customers or the public or both, as necessary, after a leak is located and the degree of hazard determined.
