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Property Damage from Pipe Rupture Definition (Ontario)

Property Damage from Pipe Rupture Definition (Ontario)

Property Damage from Pipe Rupture Definition (Ontario)

(OP)
Good afternoon,

Some discussion has been sparked at work regarding the reporting of a pipe rupture. The reporting guideline on the TSSA website (http://www.tssa.org/CorpLibrary/ArticleFile.asp?Instance=136&ID=F9C62C0DD742400E98AACF2A9C3A13D5&Admin=0&Notify=0) states:

 "Any incident involving equipment covered under Ontario Regulation 220/01 that causes property damage shall
be reported to TSSA"

I have tried searching the TSSA website and the Technical Standards and Safety Act regulations but I cannot find a definition of property damage.

If a pipe in a registered system were to rupture out in a field and the only cost associated with this rupture is the cost to repair the pipe, is that considered property damage?

Thanks for your input,
K
 

RE: Property Damage from Pipe Rupture Definition (Ontario)

kacarrol

Any opinion provided here wouldn't be much help if TSSA decided you didn't report something you should have.  Therefore, I'd really suggest checking directly with the appropriate regulatory body (in this case) TSSA if you want a firm definition. You could always pose it as a theoretical and call from a cell(mobile) phone if for some reason you didn't want to identify your employer.

I rather suspect the answer is "yes" in that the pipe, which can be considered "property," was damaged.

 

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RE: Property Damage from Pipe Rupture Definition (Ontario)

(OP)
vpl,

Thanks for the reply. It was more of a hypothetical situation, came up along the lines of if a tree falls in a forest....I just was hoping someone knew of a solid definition of what was considered property damage. I will probably ask the TSSA inspector next time he's on site, I'm not sure when the next visit is scheduled for.

I see you are in nuclear, the same term comes up in the S-99 reporting criteria:

6.3.1(23) "A pressure boundary failure within the protected area of a nuclear power plant that results in injury or property damage."

Earlier in that document it talks about a degradation of a pressure boundary of a safety related system, it mentions that a non-safety significant degradation that causes a leak that does not exceed a limit specified in a licensing document is excepted from reporting. (paraphrasing 6.3.1 (22)). Which would seem to imply that the replacement of the defective piece of pipe doesn't count as property damage.

Any thoughts?

K

RE: Property Damage from Pipe Rupture Definition (Ontario)

Not sure about things in Canada, but there are/or were at one time some loose guidelines suggesting any rupture of pipe or containment equipment should be reported, as should also damages associated with any injury to life, plus any damage of appurtenances and other extraneous objects amounting to a value of $1,500 or more.

If you don't mind some USA based advice, you could check with what, if any, guidelines the DOT's Office of Pipeline Safety reporting requirements are these days, or alternately consult with your insurance provider.

Let your acquaintances be many, but your advisors one in a thousand'  ...  Book of Ecclesiasticus

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