Natural gas pipeline safety in residential areas served by master meters. a handbook
Prepared to make housing project managers, maintenance engineering staff, and designers and architects of HUD - assisted and HUD - insured housing projects and mobile home parks aware of their responsibilities under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, this handbook provides technical guidance for the reduction of gas leaks and the handling of gas leak incidents in residential areas. The hazards of natural gas, concern over gas safety in residential areas, applicable codes and standards, and sources of information and help are reviewed, along with maintenance and engineering considerations relating to gas pipe failures, the detection of gas leaks, appliance servicing, and pipe installation, repair, and replacement. Housing management considerations are also examined, with attention to recordkeeping and reporting, emergency contingency planning, tenant education, staff qualifications and training, and the development and use of a maintenance and operations manual. Master planning considerations are noted in terms of the location, layout, and construction of gas distribution systems and the selection, location, and installation of gas appliances. Guides to Federal pipeline safety regional offices, State agencies administering pipeline safety regulations, and selected publication by the American Gas Association are appended. Photographs, drawings, tables, and sample report forms are included.
- Research Organization:
- Little (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, MA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- H-2178R
- OSTI ID:
- 5382535
- Report Number(s):
- PB-300118
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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