NTSB -- NTSB Safety Recommendations P-11-1 and -2

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NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

June 8, 2011

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NTSB Safety Recommendations P-11-1 and -2

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The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following

safety recommendations to the Pipeline and Hazardous

Materials Safety Administration:

Issue guidance to operators of natural gas transmission and

distribution pipelines and hazardous liquid pipelines

regarding the importance of sharing system-specific

information, including pipe diameter, operating pressure,

product transported, and potential impact radius, about

their pipeline systems with the emergency response agencies

of the communities and jurisdictions in which those

pipelines are located. (P-11-1)

Issue guidance to operators of natural gas transmission and

distribution pipelines and hazardous liquid pipelines

regarding the importance of control room operators

immediately and directly notifying the 911 emergency call

center(s) for the communities and jurisdictions in which

those pipelines are located when a possible rupture of any

pipeline is indicated. (P-11-2)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/Letters/2011/P-11-001-002.pdf

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