220 CMR, § 20.15

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Section 20.15 - Reports of Incidents and Interruptions
(1) At the earliest practicable moment following discovery, each Steam Distribution Company shall report to the Department by telephone, through the Department's emergency notification system, all Incidents involving the Main or Service Piping that include any of the following events:
(a) Injury requiring inpatient hospitalization or death to any persons;
(b) Damage to third-party property;
(c) Airborne release of Asbestos-containing Material; or
(d) Anything significant in the judgment of the Steam Distribution Company.
(2) At the earliest practicable moment following discovery, each Steam Distribution Company shall report to the Department by telephone, through the Department's emergency notification system, any unscheduled interruption of service affecting two or more customers, or any other interruption deemed reasonably significant, provided that nothing in 220 CMR 20.00 shall require a Steam Distribution Company to report service interruptions resulting primarily from a loss of steam production output.
(3) Within 30 days following discovery, each Steam Distribution Company shall submit to the Department a written report of each Incident that meets the reporting requirements in 220 CMR 20.15(1). The report shall set forth a chronological sequence of events including a detailed description of the:
(a) Incident;
(b) Response, action, and investigation by the Steam Distribution Company; and
(c) Results and findings of the investigations to date, including the results of the investigation required by 220 CMR 20.14(3).
(4) No later than March 1st of each year, each Steam Distribution Company shall file its annual report on all safety-related matters with the Department. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) The dates, locations, duration, and causes of all Leaks emergency or nonemergency;
(b) The dates, locations, duration, and causes of all Main and Service Piping Incidents and service outages or interruptions;
(c) The number of injuries that required inpatient hospitalization;
(d) The number of fatalities;
(e) The approximate cost of third-party property damage;
(f) The time elapsed between the Incident and the return to service following a repair; and
(g) Mitigation of any release of Asbestos-containing Material.

220 CMR, § 20.15

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1468, eff. 4/29/2022.
Amended by Mass Register Issue 1470, eff. 4/29/2022.