Section En 511.05 - Emergency Notification(a) The LPG operator or landfill gas operator shall notify the enforcement division of the department by telephone when any of the following occur:(1) A release of gas from a LPG system or landfill gas system that results in: b. Personal injury necessitating same day professional medical treatment; orc. Estimated property damage of $5,000 or more;(2) A fire or an explosion at, or emergency shutdown of, an LPG system, landfill gas system or facility.(3) An evacuation of a building conducted by a fire department, LPG operator, or landfill gas operator or other emergency personnel because of the presence of gas in the atmosphere or in the immediate vicinity of the building;(4) An unplanned service interruption or gas outage that is expected to result in 50 or more customer outage hours;(5) A single unplanned outage occurring at a state, federal, or municipal facility, hospital, school or other facility in which the public could be affected;(6) A breach of security or other threat that jeopardizes the operation of a jurisdictional facility of aggregate capacity greater than 6,000 gallons; or(7) An event which is significant in the judgment of the LPG operator or landfill gas operator even though it is not described above.(b) An LPG operator or landfill gas operator shall not be required to determine or document the presence or involvement of gas in any incident or event before notifying the department.(c) The telephone notification shall be made promptly, but no more than one hour following discovery of the incident by the LPG operator or landfill gas operator.(d) The LPG operator or landfill gas operator shall provide to the department investigator who responds to the call the following information:(1) Identity of reporting LPG operator or landfill gas operator;(2) Name, title, and location of the person reporting the incident;(3) Location of the incident including street, address and city or town;(4) Number of known or estimated fatalities and personal injuries, if any;(5) Type and extent of known or estimated property damage;(6) Description of the incident or event including any significant facts known by the LPG operator or landfill gas operator that relate to the cause and resolution of the problem;(7) Date and hour the incident occurred and was discovered by the LPG operator or landfill gas operator and, to the extent known, by any other party;(8) For a service interruption, gas outage, or evacuation of a building, the estimated or known number of people and customers affected and the estimated or actual duration of the outage; and(9) When the Office of Pipeline Safety of the United States Department of Transportation was, or will be, notified of the incident, if applicable.N.H. Admin. Code § En 511.05
Derived from Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13796, Effective 10/25/2023, Expires 10/25/2033.