WAC 480-75-630   Incident reporting.  (1) Each pipeline company must give telephonic notice to the commission within two hours of discovery of an incident involving that company's pipeline, such as a release of a hazardous liquid, that results in:

     (a) A fatality;

     (b) Personal injury requiring hospitalization;

     (c) Fire or explosion not intentionally set by the pipeline company;

     (d) Spills of five gallons or more of product from the pipeline;

     (e) Damage to the property of the pipeline company and others of a combined total cost exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars (automobile collisions and other equipment accidents not involving hazardous liquid or hazardous-liquid-handling equipment need not be reported under this rule);

     (f) A significant occurrence in the judgment of the pipeline company, even though it does not meet the criteria of (a) through (e) of this subsection;

     (g) The news media reports the occurrence, even though it does not meet the criteria of (a) through (f) of this subsection.

     (2) Each pipeline company that has an incident described in subsection (1) of this section shall send a written report to the commission within thirty calendar days of the incident. The report must include the following:

     (a) Name(s) and address(es) of any person or persons injured or killed or whose property was damaged;

     (b) The extent of injuries and damage;

     (c) A description of the incident including date, time, and place;

     (d) A description and maximum operating pressure of the pipeline implicated in the incident and the system operating pressure at the time of the incident;

     (e) The date and time the pipeline returns to safe operations; and

     (f) The date, time, and type of any temporary or permanent repair.

     (3) A pipeline company must give the commission telephonic notification within twenty-four hours of emergency situations including emergency shutdowns, material defects, or physical damage that impairs the serviceability of the pipeline.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040, 80.04.060, 81.88.040. 08-12-045 (Docket PL-070974, General Order R-548), § 480-75-630, filed 5/30/08, effective 6/30/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040, 81.01.010, 81.88.060. 07-09-001 (Docket PL-061026, General Order R-541), § 480-75-630, filed 4/4/07, effective 5/5/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. 02-18-032 (Docket No. TO-000712, General Order No. R-500), § 480-75-630, filed 8/26/02, effective 9/26/02.]