Propane Safety

Protect your loved ones and your home

At Briles Oil & Gas, we have decades of experience in propane delivery.

Thanks to strong regulations and high industry standards, propane has a solid safety record. Propane tanks are manufactured to meet strict safety codes, and the Briles Oil & Gas professionals install them to meet all industry, national, state and local regulations. Our propane delivery drivers are trained to know the most current, thorough information on best practices when it comes to propane safety.

But you still need to know how to protect yourself if you smell gas, whether it’s in your home or anywhere else around gas equipment.

These steps are essential to keep people and property safe and must be taken as soon as you smell gas:

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• Put out any sources of ignition, like candles or cigarettes.
• Get out of the house IMMEDIATELY.
• Don’t use any light switches, thermostats, telephones or appliances until you are safely out of the house and away from where you smelled gas.
• Close the gas shutoff valve on the propane tank or cylinder if you can safely access it.
• Call 911 and Briles Oil & Gas once you’re a safe distance away from where you smelled gas.
• Give emergency personnel and the propane service technicians time to check for escaped propane gas and do any repairs.
• Stay away from the area where the leak was, and don’t try to turn on the propane supply valve, even if you no longer smell gas.
• A trained propane service technician needs to carefully inspect all gas appliances and relight any pilot lights.
• Don’t return until you have permission from emergency personnel or the service technician. This is also a good time to ask questions so that you feel comfortable returning.

Ready to learn more propane safety tips? The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has created the informative videos below to tell you all about propane safety, with topics ranging from propane tank safety to the safe handling and use of BBQ grill tank cylinders and more!

Have questions about propane safety? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re glad to help!

Propane safety tips

Watch the videos below to review other important information about propane safety.