Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 15/12/2003

New Pipeline Safety Rule Requires Operators to Develop Integrity Management Programs for High-Risk Pipelines

The US Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a final rule requiring gas transmission pipeline operators to develop and implement integrity management programs for pipelines in high consequence areas, where a leak or rupture could have severe consequences, in order to improve pipeline safety and address statutory mandates, safety recommendations, and accident analyses.