PRCI Report 213

L51731e

Battelle Memorial Institute

Need: There is always a safety concern when there is release of liquified natural gas or gas from an LNG facility. There are certain parameters of an LNG leak which require the incident to be reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)/Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS).

Benefit: The objective of this study was to analyze the reportable incident data on gas transmission and gathering lines onshore and offshore to:
(1) assess the safety record of the gas-transmission industry and
(2) identify areas where corrective actions are appropriate.
The particular focus was on areas or items that continue to cause service incidents so that the industry can focus its research in these areas. The 30-day incident report data presented herein were obtained from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)/Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS). These data are for the time period from June 1984 through 1992. As of February 9, 1970, all gas-transmission companies were required to notify the OPS of a "reportable: incident. Each company experiencing a reportable incident is required to submit a report on Form RSPA F7100.2* within 30 days.

Result: The conclusion of this study is that gas transmission and gathering lines in the U.S. have a good safety record compared to other modes of transportation in the U.S. and incident data on pipelines in other countries. In addition, it appears that changes to the reporting form would assist in collecting data that would be more meaningful and helpful.

Product Details

Published:

07/01/1995

Number of Pages:

143

File Size:

1 file , 3 MB