PHMSA uses advisory bulletins to inform affected pipeline operators and federal and state pipeline safety personnel of matters that have the potential of becoming safety or environmental risks. For example, PHMSA issued Advisory Bulletin ADB-12-02 on February 23, 2012, to remind operators of pipelines and LNG facilities of the need to conduct post-accident drug and alcohol testing of all potentially involved personnel despite uncertainty about the circumstances of the accident. Following are some other advisory bulletins issued to LNG facility operators.
ADB-12-09 – to remind operators of gas, hazardous liquid, and liquefied natural gas pipeline facilities that operators should immediately and directly notify the Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) that serves the communities and jurisdictions in which those pipelines are located when there are indications of a pipeline facility emergency.
ADB-11-03 – Pipeline Safety: Updates to Pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas Reporting Requirements
ADB-10-07 – Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Obtaining Approval of Alternative Vapor-Gas Dispersion Models
ADB-06-04 – Lessons Learned From a Security Breach at a Liquefied Natural Gas Facility
