Section 20.06 - Emergency Plan(1) Each Steam Distribution Company shall establish and file annually on January 31st with the Department a detailed written emergency plan that implements procedures to minimize the hazards resulting from an Emergency Leak or Incident. Each Steam Distribution Company shall comply with its emergency plan.(2) At a minimum, the emergency plan must include the following: (a) Procedures for receiving, identifying, and classifying notices of Emergency Leaks or Incidents;(b) Procedures for establishing and maintaining adequate means of communication with fire, police, and other public safety officials;(c) Procedures for establishing and maintaining continuous communication and coordination between field crews and dispatching personnel;(d) Procedures for the availability of personnel, equipment, tools, and materials, as needed at the scene of an Emergency Leak or Incident;(e) Procedures directed toward protecting human life and safety as the highest priority, with protection of property second in priority;(f) Emergency Main and Service Piping shutdown procedures;(g) Procedures for making safe any actual or potential hazard to life or third-party property;(h) Procedures for safely restoring to service any of the Main or Service Piping following emergency shutdown or outage;(i) Instructions to control and mitigate the release of Asbestos-containing Material or Asbestos-containing Material debris, resulting from the failure of any Main or Service Piping.(j) Procedures for analyzing each facility failure for the purpose of determining its cause and minimizing the possibility of a recurrence, including procedures for selecting samples of the failed facility or equipment for laboratory examination; and(k) Procedures for the Steam Distribution Company (or, at the Department's request, an independent consultant) to test or survey any equipment or systems as part of an investigation and analysis of a failure or Incident for the purpose of determining its cause and minimizing the possibility of a recurrence.(3) Each Steam Distribution Company shall:(a) Provide a copy of the latest edition of the emergency plan to supervisors who are responsible for emergency action; and(b) Train the appropriate operating personnel to ensure that they are knowledgeable about and can comply with the emergency plan.(4) No later than January 31st of each year, each Steam Distribution Company shall file with the Department, and with all municipalities within which its facilities are located, a list indicating the names and 24-hour contact information of its responsible officials who may be contacted in the event of an Emergency Leak. Changes to this list within the year shall be reported to the Department and affected municipalities no later than 30 days after such changes.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1468, eff. 4/29/2022.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1470, eff. 4/29/2022.