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So what exactly do all these pipelines transport?
There is a wide range of products traveling through the thousands of miles of pipelines, everything from gas for your car to oxygen for hospitals. Many of these products can be highly flammable, harmful if inhaled, cause eye or skin irritation or possibly cause difficulty breathing. Some of the materials could cause environmental damage. Because of these potential hazards, it is important for our neighbors to be able to recognize a pipeline leak.
Recognizing a pipeline leak
Using your sense of sight, smell and sound will help you in recognizing a suspected leak.
What TO DO If You Suspect a Leak Immediately leave the area.
If possible turn off any equipment being used in or near the suspected leak. Abandon any equipment being used and move upwind from the suspected leak.
From a safe location, call 911 or your local emergency response number and the pipeline company. Call collect, if needed, and give your name, phone number, description of the leak and its location.
Warn others to stay away when possible.
see
A dense, white cloud or fog over a pipeline Discolored vegetation surrounding the
pipeline
Bubbling in water or creeks or an oily
sheen on water
Frozen ground in warm weather Dirt blowing up from the ground
Before you dig, dig this.
Pipeline safety starts from the ground up.
Always call 811 before you dig. It’s the law.
Get more pipeline safety information at xtoenergy.com.
Know what’s below. Call before you dig.
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