Propane Safety Quick Guide

Written on: February 28, 2022

Important reminders for keeping your home and family safe

Nothing is more important than protecting your family and your North Carolina home. As one of our propane customers, we care about the safety of you and everyone in your household. Thanks to very strong regulations and high industry standards, propane has a great safety record. Propane tanks must adhere to strict safety codes and be installed according to all industry, national, state, and local regulations. That’s something the professionals at Briles Oil & Gas always ensure. In addition, our propane delivery drivers are well-versed in all of the latest best practices for propane safety.

There’s a part you and your family can play in propane safety as well. It’s very important that you and everyone in your household know what to do in the event of a gas leak in or near your property.

If you smell gas…

The moment anyone smells gas, it’s essential to take immediate action. Take the following steps to protect your family and home if there’s a gas leak:

• Extinguish all sources of ignition (e.g., candles or cigarettes).
• Leave the house immediately. Take your pet(s) with you.
• Avoid using any light switches, thermostats, telephones, or appliances until you have completely exited the house and are a safe distance away from the smell of gas.
• Only if you can access it safely, close the gas shutoff valve on your propane tank or cylinder.
• Call 911 and then Briles Oil & Gas once you and all your loved ones are a safe distance from your home and the smell of gas.
• You’ll need to give emergency personnel and our propane service technicians time to check your home and make any necessary repairs.
• In the meantime, stay away from the area where the leak occurred, and don’t try to turn on the propane supply valve, even if you no longer smell gas.
• A trained propane service technician will carefully inspect all of your gas appliances and relight any pilot lights.
• Only return to your home after you have received express permission to do so from emergency personnel or your service technician. (If you have any concerns or questions about returning home, this is a good time to address them with the emergency personnel and/or service technician on site.)

Our family at Briles Oil & Gas wants your family to be safe and comfortable. We are a full-service provider you can trust, because our family business treats our customers like they’re one of us. We’ve been providing reliable, courteous service to homes around Davidson and Randolph counties in North Carolina for sixty years. Click here to see if we serve your neighborhood.

Contact us today to request propane delivery or to sign up for our “Keep Full” automatic delivery plan.