Safety Rules to avoid Gas Leak !

Something’s burning? Leak? Gas smell?

Good Housekeeping is essentially about safe housekeeping. Your kitchen is your domain and you have the onus of keeping it safe and secure from gas leaks and electrical threats. So follow the simple rules below.

• Look for the nationally recognized testing organisation’s label on gas appliances.
  
  
• Never use the kitchen range as a space heater. This can damage the range and produce dangerous carbon monoxide gas.
  
  
• Rinse and dry burners before reinstalling. If your gas range burners don't light, see if the pilot lights are burning. If they're not, turn all burners to "off" and apply a match to each pilot light .
  
  
• Be careful not to damage or change settings on air shutters or sleeves.
  
  
• Never try to locate a leak yourself - it could be fatal.

Natural Gas Safety Rules

I To prevent Accidents:

Follow manufacturer's instructions with all appliances.

Have your appliances installed, serviced and repaired by professionals.

Keep chimney flues and vents for appliances clean and in good condition.

Keep areas around your gas water heater and furnace clean and free of flammables.

Teach family members what to do if they smell gas. Everybody should know where the shut-off valve is at the meter. This valve should be closed only in the event of a gas emergency in your home.

Teach small children to stay away from the gas range and all gas-burning appliances. Don't let children swing from or play with pipes leading to water heaters or ranges.

Take your family on a guided tour of your home's gas-burning appliances.

II In case of Emergency :

• If you smell a faint odor of gas, look for a pilot light that 's out. If you see one, turn the appliance off and open the window-top and bottom- to let gas escape. if the odor is strong and persists, get everyone out of the house immediately.
  
  
  
• If you smell gas and can't find the source immediately, go to a neighbor's house and call the Gas Company.
  
  
  
• Don't touch any electrical appliances or use a flashlight or telephone, because an electric spark could ignite the gas and cause an explosion.
  
  
  
• If you find someone collapsed, take him/her out of the room and check whether he/she is breathing. If not, give artificial respiration such as mouth-to-mouth respiration, which will help to clear the patient's airway. If the patient is unconscious but still breathing then roll him on to his side and call an ambulance for help.

Note: To burn gas mixes with the proper amount of air and is ignited by a flame or a spark. Burning natural gas without enough air produces carbon monoxide, a deadly poison. Natural gas is colorless, odourless and harmful to breathe because it contains no oxygen.

A chemical is added to give the gas a distinctive, pungent odour sot that you can smell a leak immediately.