GroundRules
49 CFR 196.107: What must an excavator do if a pipeline is damaged by excavation activity?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- SUBCHAPTER D—PIPELINE SAFETY
- PART 196—PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PIPELINES FROM EXCAVATION ACTIVITY
- Subpart B—Damage Prevention Requirements
If a pipeline is damaged in any way by excavation activity, the excavator must promptly report such damage to the pipeline operator, whether or not a leak occurs, at the earliest practicable moment following discovery of the damage.
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