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• Cooking gas cylinder(s) should preferably be kept outside the house/kitchen to avoid injury and damage in case of explosion. • In well constructed kitchens, the cylinders are separated from kitchen by putting them in cupboard that open outside, like many hotels & restaurants do. This avoids the need of entry of gas delivery person in the house and in an unfortunate case of explosion, the damage is limited. Of course the cylinder must be chained & locked to avoid theft, if accessible to outsiders. • Every refill gas cylinder has a safety cap over the gas valve. Do not accept a cylinder without safety cap. Many times the seal on the cylinder is re-installed, specially the aluminum type. Loose seals are an indication of such tampering as the seal can easily be loosened from below with the help of a screw-driver and then re-installed and the lower edge can be pressed back in place. • Do not remove the safety cap till the cylinder is connected to the burner. • Do not throw away the safety cap and keep it tied to the cylinder. In case of gas leak from the cylinder, put the safety cap over the gas valve. Report to the distributor at the earliest. • If you smell gas in the house, check the burner knobs and turn them to OFF position. Check the gas regulator (on the cylinder) and turn it to OFF position and open all doors, windows and ventilators. Ensure that there is no fire or cigarette burning anywhere close to the cylinder atleast in the same room. Switch off the heaters or any other electrical appliances that produce flame or have an exposed heating element like Toaster, heater etc. Do not switch ON or OFF any electrical switch (except for above reasons), including fans, as every time the appliance is switched ON or OFF there is spark (in the switch) and this could ignite the gas in the air. This would cause a huge explosion and could even knock down doors/windows. Take help of your LPG distributor or the Fire Brigade. • For protection from gas leakage install LPG Gas Detector. |
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