Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 41, October 9, 2024
Section 255.811 - Leaks: type 1 classification(a) A type 1 leak is one which, due to its location and/or relative magnitude, constitutes a potentially hazardous condition to the public or buildings.(b) A type 1 leak requires an immediate effort to protect life and property.(c) Continuous action shall be thereafter taken until the condition is no longer hazardous.(d) Completion of repairs shall be scheduled on a regular day-after-day basis, or the condition kept under daily surveillance until the source of the leak has been corrected.(e) Type 1 leaks include, but are not limited to:(1) damage by contractors or outside sources resulting in leakage;(2) any indication on a combustible gas indicator (CGI) of natural gas entering buildings or tunnels;(3) any reading on a CGI within five feet (1.5 meters) of a building wall;(4) any reading of four percent or greater gas-in-air on a CGI within manholes, vaults or catch basins (sampling will be conducted with the structure in its normal condition as nearly as physically possible); or(5) any leak which, in the judgment of the operating personnel at the scene, is regarded as potentially hazardous.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 16 § 255.811