La Cygne, Kansas : City of the Swan on the Marais des Cygnes
GAS LEAK EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Emergency Procedures:
Following is the procedure that should be followed if you respond to a natural gas leak:
1.Notify a gas department employee before anything is done.DO NOT USE PHONE IN THE BUILDING WHERE LEAK IS OCCURRING. DO NOT USE CELL PHONE IN AREA WHERE LEAK IS OCCURRING – EVEN IF OUTSIDE OF BUILDING.
2.Evacuate any people in the building where leak is occurring.
3.DO NOT operate any light switches.
4.DO NOT use phone – use neighbor’s phone.
5.DO NOT open doors and windows.
6.Only allow the occupants of the building to return inside after city gas employees have determined it is safe to do so.
7.If outside – Turn off engines if operating a motor vehicle or other machinery.
8.If outside - Get away from the area and keep others away.
9.DO NOT use your cell phones, turn on an engine or drive into an area where there could be a natural gas leak.
DO NOT RELY ONLY ON YOUR SENSE OF SMELL TO DETERMINE IF GAS IS PRESENT IN A BUILDING OR IN THE GROUND.
Use all your senses of smell, sight and hearing to detect a potential leak.
Smell – An odorant is added to our natural gas to give it a very distinct smell – Rotten Eggs.
Sight – Look for brown patches of vegetation above the gas line.
Sound – There may be a hissing or roaring sound associated with some leaks.