La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIII-2936

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIII-2936 - Compressor Stations: Gas Detection [49 CFR 192.736]

A. Not later than September 16, 1996, each compressor building in a compressor station must have a fixed gas detection and alarm system, unless the building is: [ 49 CFR 192.736(a)]

1. constructed so that at least 50 percent of its upright side area is permanently open; or [ 49 CFR 192.736(a)(1)]

2. located in an unattended field compressor station of 1,000 horsepower (746 kW) or less. [ 49 CFR 192.736(a)(2)]

B. Except when shutdown of the system is necessary for maintenance under Subsection C of this Section, each gas detection and alarm system required by this Section must: [ 49 CFR 192.736(b)]

1. continuously monitor the compressor building for a concentration of gas in air of not more than 25 percent of the lower explosive limit; and [ 49 CFR 192.736(b)(1)]

2. if that concentration of gas is detected, warn persons about to enter the building and persons inside the building of the danger. [ 49 CFR 192.736(b)(2)]

C. Each gas detection and alarm system required by this Section must be maintained to function properly. The maintenance must include performance tests. [ 49 CFR 192.736(c)]

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIII-2936

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 21:824 (August 1995), amended LR 27:1549 (September 2001), LR 30:1270 (June 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.