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Using your sense of sight, smell and sound will help you in recognizing a suspected leak.
I Adense, white cloud orfog I An unusual smell or gaseous I An unusual noise coming from
over a pipeline odorwill sometimes accompany the pipeline, such as a hissing
I Discolored vegetation a Dipeline leak. or roaring sound, may be a sign
surrounding the pipeline ofa leak.
I Bubblingin water or creeks
or an oily sheen on water 1 ‘
5 l r . l . l ,
I Frozen ground In warm ‘ :lr ml 1 t. L,“
weather t _ l
I Dirt blowing upfromthe “' R‘
gmmd unuwvntars haloliv.
call Imnru you dig.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU WHAT NOT TO DO IFYOU
SUSPECT A LEAK SUSPECT A LEAK
- lmmealrately lL‘zI\'c the area. - Do not touch, bmathc or make contact wItl\ the luaklng lrmnal.
- It prmlale tum art any eampment bung uscd in or gas. stay upvnnd rt pumlblc.
(Ir near the ~u~pL‘:tL‘d leak. Abzlndon any eqmpment - Do not llghl a mateh, start an cnginc, use a telephone, turn an
bung u~cd anal muvu upwind from the ~uapcctL‘d leale or off any type at eleetneal ~wItcl\ .-aeh as a lrght, gamgc alonr
- From a sale loeatron, call 911 or your loeal emergeney opener, ete. or rlo anything that may ereate ~IatIc or a ~park.
re-pan.-e number and the prpelrne eompany call eol. - Do not attempt to ertrngm.-la any plpclml: fim that may start
leet, rt neeaed, anal give your name, phonc number, - Do not dnvc rate a leak or vapor eloarl area. Amomobrle
description at the Icak and lb loeatron. engmza may Ignite the vapor.-
- warn other. to stay away when po...Iale - Do not attempt to operate valves.
PIPELINE OI:-ERAToR’s ACTIONS DURING Ha
AN EMERGENCY E 3 4 7 3 5 9 2 1
In the unllkcly eyentot an aeetrlent or look the prpelrne operatorwho r. 2 9 3 e 4 5 a 7
notrrreal \’\’|“ll‘l’Il1'\CdlE|(C1ydhpalEh personnel to the ~ItL‘ to help hanalle the 3
umurgcncy and to proyrale Inf()rmt1lI()rI tn pnblre ~afcty (ifficlah tn r1~aIst |n Q
thulr rcaprnnw to the Dmcrgclxcy. Plpullnu lcclInIcIan~' wlll alw tt1kL‘ qultk : “Em
aetron ~uch a. ~tartIng anal anpprnp pIImp~ or cumpms~'or~, Clmlng anal 3 man
opcnlng yalye.-, and ~ImI1ar ~tL‘p~ to mrnmnze the Impact of the utuatlun. 3
rte... are hcnvlly lrzuncd throughout the year to tlmlr g flflflfl
rII:Ighbur1'II.»odI~ retarnerl to Its wcllrbulng. 5
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