N.J. Admin. Code § 14:7-1.22

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 14:7-1.22 - Damage prevention

(a) A transmission pipeline operator shall make all reasonable efforts to provide on-site inspection oversight immediately prior to and during any excavation or backfilling, and for bored or horizontal directionally drilled installations, of which the operator is notified by the One Call System operator pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:2, that exposes, potentially exposes, or crosses the operator's transmission pipeline. An operator shall maintain documentation of its efforts to provide oversight and shall make such documentation available to Board staff upon request.

(b) An operator shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Board's One-Call Damage Prevention System rules, N.J.A.C. 14:2. In addition, each operator shall take steps to develop the ability to electronically provide all information necessary to enable the operator's markout personnel toreadily determine if the operator provides natural gas service to a particular location, such as the ability to determine if the customer is being billed, and where the operator's underground gas lines are located.

(c) When an operator becomes aware of a potential high risk excavation, as a result of a markout request from the One Call center, the operator shall do all of the following, as applicable:

1. If a proposed excavation is in close proximity to and/or crosses a transmission pipeline, the transmission pipeline operator shall provide for sufficient on-site inspection to ensure that the excavator takes all precautions when working around the transmission pipeline;

2. If a deep excavation is proposed in close proximity to and/or crossing underground gas transmission or distribution facilities, with the potential to cause undermining of the gas facilities and/or cave-ins of surrounding soil, the operator shall coordinate with the excavator to ensure the protection and support of the underground gas facilities in accordance with the support provisions in the One-Call rules, 14:2-3.3;

3. If a proposed excavation is in close proximity to and/or crosses underground gas distribution facilities, the operator shall evaluate the need to provide on-site inspection or continuing surveillance of the excavation activities, and shall provide such inspection or surveillance if necessary;

4. Take appropriate actions to:

i. Check and verify clear access to gas valves that may be operated; and

ii. Establish emergency contact information with the excavator; and

5. In preparation for potential high risk excavations around underground gas facilities, the operator shall provide training to operator personnel regarding appropriate actions to ensure the protection of operator facilities.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:7-1.22

New Rule, R.1997 d.128, effective 3/17/1997.
See: 28 N.J.R. 5146(a), 29 N.J.R. 104(b), 29 N.J.R. 903(b).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.36 and amended by R.2009 d.69, effective 3/2/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 4915(a), 41 N.J.R. 1083(a).
In (a), inserted "and for bored or horizontal directionally drilled installations,", substituted "N.J.A.C. 14:2" for "N.J.S.A. 48:2-73 et seq.", substituted a comma for "or" preceding "potentially exposes" and inserted "or crosses"; rewrote (b); and added (c). Former N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.22, Compressor stations: clearance, repealed.