N.J. Admin. Code § 14:3-6.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 14:3-6.4 - Accidents-initial reporting

(a) Each utility shall notify the Board's Division of Reliability and Security of any reportable accident immediately, and in no event later than two hours after the utility learns of the accident.

(b) A reportable accident is an accident that is related to utility equipment or operations, other than a motor vehicle accident that does not create a service interruption, which accident results in one or more of the following circumstances:

1. Death of a person;

2. Serious disabling or incapacitating injuries to persons, including employees of the utility or its contractors;

3. Damage to the property of the utility, which materially affects its service to the public;

4. Damage to the property of others amounting to more than $ 5,000; and/or

5. Any accidental ignition of natural gas.

(c) The initial notice required under (a) above shall include all relevant facts that are known to the utility about the location and cause of the accident, and the extent of damage and/or injuries, if any.

(d) The initial notice required under (a) above shall be followed by additional notices providing any further information about the accident that the utility obtains. These additional notices shall be provided to Board staff as soon as practicable after the information becomes available, by any feasible means, and shall contain all available information that may enable Board staff to assist the utility in minimizing the impact of the accident.

(e) If the initial notification required under (a) above is not given because the utility does not consider the accident reportable, and it subsequently develops that the accident is reportable, the utility shall notify the Board's Division of Reliability and Security immediately after it has ascertained that such accident is reportable. Failure to demonstrate that it was not possible to have provided timely, complete and accurate notice to the Board may subject the utility to enforcement action by the Board.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:3-6.4

As amended, R.1975 d.8, eff. 1/17/1975.
See: 6 N.J.R. 451(c), 7 N.J.R. 62(a).
Amended by R.1998 d.84, effective 2/2/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 4250(b), 30 N.J.R. 563(a).
N.J.A.C. 14:11-5.4(a) through (c) recodified as (a) through (c); N.J.A.C. 14:11-5.5 recodified as (d); 14:11-5.6 recodified as (e), 14:11-5.7 recodified as (f).
Amended by R.2000 d.1, effective 1/3/2000.
See: 30 N.J.R. 4130(a), 32 N.J.R. 63(a).
Rewrote (c); inserted new (d) and (e); and recodified former (d) through (f) as (f) through (h).
Amended by R.2002 d.280, effective 9/16/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 992(a), 34 N.J.R. 3216(b).
In (b), substituted "$ 5,000" for "$ 2,000 in 4 and added 5; in (c), inserted "In addition, accidents resulting in damage to the property of others amounting to more than $ 2,000 but less than $ 5,000 must be reported within 48 hours of their occurrence.".
Recodified in part to N.J.A.C. 14:3-6.5 and amended by R.2008 d.119, effective 5/19/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 4077(b), 40 N.J.R. 2481(a).
Rewrote (a); rewrote the introductory paragraph of (b); in (b)2, substituted "utility or its contractors" for "company"; in (b)3, substituted "utility," for "company"; rewrote (c) through (e); and recodified (f) through (h) to N.J.A.C. 14:3-6.5.