16 Tex. Admin. Code § 9.36 - Report of LP-Gas Incident/Accident
(a) At the earliest practical moment or
within two hours following discovery, a licensee owning, operating, or
servicing equipment or an installation shall notify AFS by telephone of any
event involving LP-gas which:
(1) caused a
death or any personal injury requiring hospitalization;
(2) required taking an operating facility out
of service;
(3) resulted in
unintentional gas ignition requiring an emergency response;
(4) involved the LP-gas installation on any
vehicle propelled by or transporting LP-gas;
(5) caused an estimated damage to the
property of the operator, others, or both totaling $5,000 or more, including
gas loss;
(6) could reasonably be
judged as significant because of rerouting of traffic, evacuation of buildings,
or media interest even though it does not meet paragraphs (1) - (5) of this
subsection; or
(7) is required to
be reported to any other state or federal agency (such as the Texas Department
of Public Safety or the United States Department of Transportation).
(b) The telephonic notice required
by this section shall be made to the Railroad Commission's 24-hour emergency
line at (512) 463-6788 or 844-773-0305 and shall include the following:
(1) name of reporting operator;
(2) location of leak or incident;
(3) date and time of incident;
(4) fatalities and/or personal
injuries;
(5) phone number of
operator;
(6) status of incident
regarding immediate hazard; and
(7)
other significant facts relevant to the incident.
(c) Following the initial telephone report,
the LP-gas licensee who made the telephone report shall submit a properly
completed LPG Form 20 to AFS. The report shall be postmarked within 14 calendar
days of the date of initial notification to AFS, or within five business days
of receipt of the fire department's report, whichever occurs first, unless AFS
grants authorization for a longer period of time when additional investigation
or information is necessary.
(d)
Within five business days of receipt, AFS shall review LPG Form 20 and notify
in writing the person submitting the LPG Form 20 if the report is incomplete
and specify in detail what information is lacking or needed. Incomplete reports
may delay the resumption of LP-gas activities at the involved
location.
(e) In the case of an
accident or incident at a Category P licensee's location, the Category P
licensee shall immediately notify the Category E or J licensee who supplies
cylinders to the Category P licensee and the Category E or J licensee shall be
responsible for making the accident or incident report to AFS as specified in
this section.
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