NTSB Safety Recommendations P-07-1 through 6

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendations P-07-1 through 6

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          NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

June 7, 2007

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Safety Recommendations P-07-1 through -6

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The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following safety recommendation to
the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration:
Provide a summary of the lessons learned from the Bergenfield, New Jersey, accident to
recipients of emergency planning and response grants. (P-07-1)

The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following safety recommendation to
the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs:
Establish a requirement that all career and volunteer firefighters receive recurrent training
on natural gas safety and incident response. (P-07-2)

The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following safety recommendation to
the Borough of Bergenfield:
Establish and implement written operating procedures for responding to natural gas
incidents and emergencies. (P-07-3)

The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following safety recommendation to
the American Tank Service Company:
Establish and implement written procedures for safe excavation near pipelines, and
provide initial and recurrent training on these procedures to employees. (P-07-4)

The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following safety recommendation to
the Public Service Electric and Gas Company:
Modify your excavation damage prevention program and emergency plan to require site-
specific risk assessments of excavators? plans, and implement procedures to effectively
manage the risk, such as increased surveillance of excavator actions to protect the
pipeline and ensuring that gas shut-off valves are tested so that they can be closed
promptly if the pipeline is damaged. (P-07-5)

The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following safety recommendation to
the International Association of Fire Chiefs:
Notify your members of the circumstances surrounding the December 13, 2005, accident
in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and urge them to establish and implement procedures for
emergency responders to rapidly assess situations involving natural gas leaks and to
determine whether prompt evacuations are warranted. (P-07-6)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2007/P07_1.pdf

http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2007/P07_2.pdf

http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2007/P07_3.pdf

http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2007/P07_4.pdf

http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2007/P07_5.pdf

http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2007/P07_6.pdf

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