Paragraph 19 Monitoring for damage to pipelinesI1

England and Wales

(1)

If any damage occurs to a pipeline causing a leakage or escape from a pipeline, all work in the vicinity must cease and the owner and operator of the pipeline must be notified immediately.

(2)

Where there is leakage or escape of gas, the undertaker must immediately—

(a)

remove all personnel from the immediate vicinity of the leak;

(b)

inform the owner and operator of the relevant pipeline;

(c)

prevent any approach by the public, extinguish all naked flames and other sources of ignition for at least 350 metres from the leakage; and

(d)

assist emergency services as may be requested.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 9 para. 19 in force at 10.8.2016, see art. 1