Brochure: Natural Gas Safety Guide
Natural gas usually has no smell, so you may not always be able to detect a leak that way. An odorant is added in certain built-up areas along the pipeline, but in most cases you must look out for these other signs:
- Noise – ranging from hissing to booming
- Dirt being blown or thrown into the air
- Water being blown into the air at a pond or river
- Burnt or dead vegetation
- Fire apparently coming from the ground or burning
- above the ground
- A dry spot in a moist field
- Bubbles appearing on the surface of water in the
- vicinity of the leak
If You Suspect a Gas Leak…
- Immediately leave the area on foot
- Head upwind
- Keep others 800 metres clear of the area
- Stay upwind and out of low-lying areas
- Do not introduce any source of ignition such as open
- flames; striking of matches; heat; sparks; static
- electricity and do not operate electrical switches,
- wireless / portable radios, mobile telephones or start
- a vehicle
- From a safe place, call NGC’s 24-hour emergency
- hotline 800-4GAS (4427) or 636-4604
- Seek the aid of the Police and Fire Services