| Document ID (ISN) | 77701 |
| CIS number |
01-1797 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1684-3 |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Contract Research Report CRR 206/1999
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Risks from gasoline pipelines in the United Kingdom |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 1999. xii, 47p. Illus. 24 ref. Price: GBP 20.00. |
| Abstract |
Individual and societal risks of four gasoline pipelines of varying diameter and operating pressure were compared in both rural and urban areas of the United Kingdom. The effects on the risk of soil type, burial depth, valve shut-off time and sensitivity to failure rate data were also considered. It was found that all pipelines located in urban areas showed individual risk levels in excess of 1x10-6/year, with the 16 inch pipeline having a risk level in excess of 3x10-6/year. Pipelines located in rural locations mostly showed individual risk levels below 1x10-6/year, but in excess of 3x10-7/year. The study showed that the maximum distances from the pipeline to the 1x10-6/year risk level were generally limited in extent, ranging from about 100 metres to 26 metres for the 16 inch and 6 inch pipelines, respectively. In terms of societal risk, pipelines in urban locations show the highest frequency per kilometre of multiple fatalities. As expected, larger pipelines showed the highest number of fatalities. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; motor fuel; major hazards; hazard evaluation; piping |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
probability analysis; report; fire hazards; explosion hazards; mathematical simulation; bursting discs; leakage; spills; fatalities; safe distances |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Compressed gases and pressure vessels
Major hazards
Risk evaluation
|
