430 likes | 448 Views
Emergency Plans Review. §192.615. Emergency Plans. Minimize the Hazard Resulting from a Gas Pipeline Emergency. Written Plan/Procedures. Emergency Plans. §192.615(a). Emergency Plans. State purpose and objectives of plan and provide basis of instructions for personnel.
E N D
Emergency Plans Review §192.615
Emergency Plans Minimize the Hazard Resulting from a Gas Pipeline Emergency Written Plan/Procedures Emergency Plans §192.615(a)
Emergency Plans State purpose and objectives of plan and provide basis of instructions for personnel Written Plan/Procedures Emergency Plans §192.615(a)
Emergency Plans Must address the following 10 items: Written Procedures Emergency Plans §192.615(a)
Receiving, Identifying, and Classifying Notices of Events which Require Immediate Response by the Operator §192.615(a)(1)
24 Hour Telephone Number1-800-NumberGas Company - DayPolice Department – NightPrompt and adequate response to all calls Receiving §192.615(a)(1)
Questions to ask caller?Used to determine personnel and priority Identifying §192.615(a)(1)
Instructions?To response team?To gas control?To fire or police? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. §192.615(a)(1)
Priority 1Immediate ResponsePriority 2Next Available ManPriority 3Within 2 Hours Classifying §192.615(a)(1)
FirePoliceOther Officials Adequate Means of Communication §192.615(a)(2)
Operator determines what is “Adequate”- How and who Adequate Means of Communication Current Telephone Numbers/Other Means Satellite versus Cell? Dedicated Lines? §192.615(a)(2)
Prompt and Effective Response to a Notice of each Type of Emergency, including the following: • Gas Detected Inside or Near a Building §192.615(a)(3)(i)
Fire §192.615(a)(3)(ii)
Explosion §192.615(a)(3)(iii)
Natural Disaster §192.615(a)(3)(iv)
The availability of Personnel, Equipment, Tools, and Materials, as Needed at the Scene of an Emergency. §192.615(a)(4)
Coordination Function --Who, what, when and where--Cooperation with news media §192.615(a)(4)
Actions directed toward protecting people first and then property. §192.615(a)(5)
Most Important!!!1st Employee on Site-~ Evaluation (extent)~ Elimination (ignition)~ Evacuation (affected) §192.615(a)(5)
Emergency shutdown and pressure reduction in any section of the operator's pipeline system necessary to minimize hazards to life or property. §192.615(a)(6)
1. Appropriate Methods 2. Maps , Lists, and/or Schematics (valves, stations, blowdowns)3. ID of Critical Valves4. Instructions for personnel5. Notifying Customers §192.615(a)(6)
Making safe any actual or potential hazard to life or property. §192.615(a)(7)
“Make-Safe” Provisions 1. Traffic and Crowd Control2. Elimination of Ignition Sources3. Controlling Gas Leakage and Migration4. Monitoring Extent of Hazardous Area5. Ventilation and Evacuation of Affected Premises.6. Coordination with Emergency Responders. §192.615(a)(7)
Responses Types of Pipeline Emergencies Planned and Actual Responses during an Emergency • Fire • Police • Public §192.615(a)(8)
Responses Dovetails with §192.616 Public Awareness Requirements • Fire • Police • Public §192.615(a)(8)
Safely Restoring any Service Outage §192.615(a)(9)
Safely Restoring any Service Outage • Turn-off/Turn-on Procedures • Purging and Repressuring Actions • Resurvey of Affected Area §192.615(a)(9) Mutual Assistance/OQ Involvement
Begin Action under §192.617, as soon as possible-- Failure Investigation • Timeline of events • Preservation of failed equipment • Regulatory Reporting §192.615(a)(10)
Emergency Plans Emergency Plans Emergency Procedures Furnish Supervisors* who are responsible for Emergency Action a copy of that portion of the latest edition of the Emergency Procedures §192.615(b)(1)
Training • Operating Personnel • Knowledgeable of the Emergency Procedures • Verify that the Training is Effective §192.615(b)(2)
Review employee activities to determine whether the procedures were effectively followed in each emergency. §192.615(b)(3)
Each operator shall establish and maintain liaison with appropriate fire, police, and other public officials to: §192.615(c)
Liaison • Learn what they can do for you. • Tell them what you can do for them. • Plan when they will be utilized. • Plan how to reduce the hazards working together.