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SAFETY INFORMATION FOR USERS OF PROPANE GAS
Propane is a flammable gas which can cause fires and
explosions. In its natural state, propane is odorless and
colorless. You may not know all the following safety
precautions which can protect both you and your family
from an accident. Read them carefully now, then review
them point by point with the members of your household.
If a gas leak happens, you should be able to smell the gas because of the odorant
put in the Propane Gas. That's your signal to go into immediate action!
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Do not operate electric switches, light matches, use your phone.
Do not do anything that could ignite the gas.
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Get everyone out of the building, vehicle, trailer, or area. Do
that IMMEDIATELY.
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Close all gas tank or cylinder supply valves.
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Propane Gas is heavier than air and may settle in low areas
such as basements. When you have reason to suspect a gas
leak, keep out of basements and other low areas. Stay out
until firefighters declare them to be safe.
Some people cannot smell well. Some people cannot smell
the odor of the chemical put into the gas. You must find out if
you can smell the odorant in propane. Smoking can decrease
your ability to smell. Being around an odor for a time can affect
your sensitivity or ability to detect that odor. Sometimes other
odors in the area mask the gas odor. People may not smell the
gas odor or their minds are on something else. Thinking about
smelling a gas odor can make it easier to smell.
The odorant in Propane Gas is colorless, and it can fade under
some circumstances. For example, if there is an underground
leak, the movement of the gas through soil can filter the odorant.
Odorants in Propane Gas also are subject to oxidation.
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Learn to recognize the odor of Propane Gas. Your local
Propane Gas Dealer can give you a "Scratch and Sniff" pam-
phlet. Use it to find out what the propane odor smells like. If you
suspect that your Propane Gas has a weak or abnormal odor,
call your Propane Gas Dealer.
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If you are not qualified, do not light pilot lights, perform service,
or make adjustments to appliances on the Propane Gas system.
If you are qualified, consciously think about the odor of Propane
Gas prior to and while lighting pilot lights or performing service
or making adjustments.
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Sometimes a basement or a closed-up house has a musty
smell that can cover up the Propane Gas odor. Do not try to
light pilot lights, perform service, or make adjustments in an
area where the conditions are such that you may not detect
the odor if there has been a leak of Propane Gas.
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Odor fade, due to oxidation by rust or adsorption on walls of
new cylinders and tanks, is possible. Therefore, people should
be particularly alert and careful when new tanks or cylinders
are placed in service. Odor fade can occur in new tanks, or
reinstalled old tanks, if they are filled and allowed to set too
long before refilling.
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PROPANE GAS WARNING ODOR
NO ODOR DETECTED - ODOR FADE
SOME POINTS TO REMEMBER
Someday when there may not be a minute to lose, everyone's
safety will depend on knowing exactly what to do. If, after
reading the following information, you feel you still need more
information, please contact your gas supplier.
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Use your neighbor's phone and call a trained Propane Gas
service person and the fire department. Even though you may
not continue to smell gas, do not turn on the gas again. Do
not re-enter the building, vehicle, trailer, or area.
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Finally, let the service man and firefighters check for escaped
gas. Have them air out the area before you return. Properly
trained Propane Gas service people should repair the leak,
then check and relight the gas appliance for you.
This fading can occur if there is rust inside the storage tank or in
iron gas pipes. The odorant in escaped gas can adsorb or absorb
onto or into walls, masonry and other materials and fabrics in a
room. That will take some of the odorant out of the gas, reducing
its odor intensity.
Propane Gas may stratify in a closed area, and the odor intensity
could vary at different levels. Since it is heavier than air, there
may be more odor at lower levels. Always be sensitive to the
slightest gas odor. If you detect any odor, treat it as a serious
leak. Immediately go into action as instructed earlier.
Cylinders and tanks which have been out of service for a time
may develop internal rust which will cause odor fade. If such
conditions are suspected to exist, a periodic sniff test of the
gas is advisable. If you have any question about the gas
odor, call your Propane Gas Dealer. A periodic sniff test
of the Propane Gas is a good safety measure under any
condition.
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If, at any time, you do not smell the Propane Gas odorant and
you think you should, assume you have a leak. Then take the
same immediate action recommended above for the occasion
when you do detect the odorized Propane Gas.
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If you experience a complete "gas out," (the container is under
no vapor pressure), turn the tank valve off immediately. If the
container valve is left on, the container may draw in some air
through openings such as pilot light orifices. If this occurs,
some new internal rusting could occur. If the valve is left
open, then treat the container as a new tank. Always be sure
your container is under vapor pressure by turning it off at the
container before it goes completely empty or having it refilled
before it is completely empty.
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