Natural Gas & Pipeline Safety Tips
The nation's natural gas pipelines enable the safe movement of energy products to industry and consumers and are the safest and least costly way to transport energy products.
Natural gas is one of the safest and cleanest forms of energy. It has a very limited range of flammability requiring the right mixture of air and natural gas before it can burn. Also, natural gas is lighter than air, so it usually will safely rise and disperse into the air if it is released. However, it is still very important to understand natural gas and the safety tips concerning its use. Most accidents occur because of unsafe operation of equipment or appliances, not because natural gas itself is unsafe. Some of the potential hazards of an unintended release of natural gas include fire, explosion, property damage and asphyxiation.
Dalton Utilities protects its natural gas system through active participation in the One Call System or Dig Safely Program, strategically placed pipeline markers and signage, pipeline integrity management program, Emergency Response Plan, patrolling of the pipeline, and routine inspections of the pipeline and appurtenances. Dalton Utilities’ control center and stand-by crews are available twenty-four hours a day to respond to potential incidents involving the natural gas pipeline. In addition, Dalton Utilities conducts routine training with emergency response personnel including drills to facilitate a more effective response in the case of an emergency situation involving the natural gas system.
Natural Gas Safety Tips
Pipeline Safety Tips
Tools You Can Use
- MESSAGE ALERTS! If there are special alerts or news on major planned construction of the gas system, we will include them here. (Currently there are no alerts.)
- Natural Gas & Pipeline Safety: Click Here
- Current Monthly Natural Gas Rate: $8.236 per MmBtu*
- National Pipeline Management System
* Natural gas rate per MmBtu is gas index for May 2010 as published in the Inside F.E.R.C.'s Gas Market Report plus all applicable pipeline transmission, local distribution, and metering/billing costs.
