# The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, Paragraph 14: Pipelines or pipeline works

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

The following incidents in respect of a pipeline or pipeline works—
(a) the uncontrolled or accidental escape of anything from, or inrush of anything into, a pipeline which has the potential to cause the death of, major injury or damage to the health of any person or which results in the pipeline being shut down for more than 24 hours;
(b) the unintentional ignition of anything in a pipeline or of anything which, immediately before it was ignited, was in a pipeline;
(c) any damage to any part of a pipeline which has the potential to cause the death of, major injury or damage to the health of any person or which results in the pipeline being shut down for more than 24 hours;
(d) any substantial and unintentional change in the position of a pipeline requiring immediate attention to safeguard the integrity or safety of a pipeline;
(e) any unintentional change in the subsoil or seabed in the vicinity of a pipeline which has the potential to affect the integrity or safety of a pipeline;
(f) any failure of any pipeline isolation device, equipment or system which has the potential to cause the death of, major injury or damage to the health of any person or which results in the pipeline being shut down for more than 24 hours; or
(g) any failure of equipment involved with pipeline works which has the potential to cause the death of, major injury or damage to the health of any person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3163/schedule/2/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/reporting-of-injuries-diseases-and-dangerous-occurrences-regulations-1995/schedule-2/paragraph-14
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