Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-16-3 - Reporting requirements
(a)
Immediate
report. Each affected utility shall notify the Department of any major
accident that occurred in Connecticut or affected Connecticut residents as soon
as possible but no later than 24 hours after the occurrence or the utility's
discovery of the accident. Such notification shall be electronically filed
through the Department's Web Filing System, but may be made by telephone to the
Department's main number (860) 827-1553, or by fax to (860) 827-2822, if the
filer is unable to file the notification electronically.
(b)
Five-day report. No later
than five business days after the occurrence or discovery of a major accident
that occurred in Connecticut or affected Connecticut residents, each affected
utility shall submit a written report of the accident to the Department. Such
report shall be electronically filed through the Department's Web Filing
System; however, if the filer is unable to file the report electronically, such
report may be submitted to the Department's Executive Secretary by regular U.S.
mail or by fax. When additional relevant information is obtained or becomes
available after a report has been submitted under this subsection, the utility
shall file supplemental reports to the Department as deemed necessary with a
clear reference by date and subject to the original report.
(c)
Monthly report. No later
than the tenth day of each month, each utility shall file with the Department a
monthly accident report. Such report shall be in writing and shall list, in
summary form, all minor and major accidents that occurred in Connecticut or
affected Connecticut residents in the previous calendar month. All monthly
reports shall be electronically filed through the Department's Web Filing
System; however, if the filer is unable to file the monthly report
electronically, it may be submitted to the Department's Executive Secretary by
regular U.S. mail or by fax.
(d)
Additional reporting requirements for gas companies.
(1) In addition to the reporting requirements
contained in subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section, each affected
gas company shall notify the Department's Gas Pipeline Safety Unit of any major
accident that occurred in Connecticut or affected Connecticut residents as soon
as possible but no later than one hour after the occurrence or the gas
company's discovery of the accident. Such notification shall be made in
accordance with any existing procedures established by the Department's Gas
Pipeline Safety Unit.
(2) The
provisions of sections
16-16-1 to
16-16-3, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies are in
addition to, and not in place of, any reporting or notification requirements
prescribed in any federal laws or other state statutes or regulations that
govern natural gas, flammable gas, liquefied natural gas or other gas that is
toxic or corrosive. A gas company's compliance with any such federal laws or
other state statutes or regulations shall not be a substitute for compliance
with sections
16-16-1 to
16-16-4,
inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(e)
Required
information. Each report required under this section shall include the
following information, to the extent known, for each accident:
(1) Identification of persons making the
report or notification, including name and contact information such as
telephone numbers and business and email address;
(2) Names of all affected
utilities;
(3) The exact time and
location of the accident;
(4) A
description of the accident and extent of injuries, including total number of
fatalities, if any;
(5) Total
number of injured employees and any available information about the injured
employees such as job title, age and contact information;
(6) Total number of injured persons other
than the utility's employees, with any available information such as name, age
and contact information;
(7) All
known significant facts or information relevant to the cause of the accident or
the extent of the injuries or damages;
(8) Actions already taken by the utility at
the time of the report, and immediate actions the utility plans to undertake
with regard to the accident; and
(9) Corrective actions, if any, taken or
planned by the utility to mitigate future similar occurrences.
(f)
Exceptions.
Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (d) of this section, a utility is not
required to report the following types of accidents:
(1) Non-fatal injuries associated with
vehicular accidents involving a utility's poles or other facilities but not
involving the utility's employees or operation;
(2) Minor personal injuries on utility
property unrelated to utility system operations, such as paper cuts, bee
stings, muscle strains or routine slip and fall type events;
(3) Contacts with secondary electrical lines,
where no injury is reported or known to have occurred, such as a tingle felt by
a homeowner painting a house and touching a service wire;
(4) Structure fires where a utility's only
involvement is disconnection of service; and
(5) Downed or fallen wires that do not
directly affect or threaten the safety of any members of the public.
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