SAFETY: ITS A NEW GAME

New Federal pipeline safety standards are fully mandatory effective 11/12/70, replacing interim standards based on the B31.8 Code. the new standards relate to performance and testing rather than to detailed engineering requirements. The B31.8 Code will assume a new role, supplementing Section 192 with specifications data on materials and engineering practices. The scope of the new regulations is presented by means of a detailed outline, and the highlights of changes involved are discussed. The new regulations were put together by the U.S. Office of PIpeline Safety with the help of a 15.man Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee comprised of six representatives from the private sector, five representatives from government, and four representatives from the pipeline industry.

• Corporate Authors:

  Petroleum Engineer Publishing Company

  Box 1589
  Dallas, TX  United States  75221
• Authors:
  • Hale, D
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 35-37
• Serial:
  • Pipeline and Gas Journal
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Petroleum Engineer Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pipeline safety
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056249
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM