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Using your sense of sight, smell and sound will help you in recognizing a suspected leak.
I A dense, white cloud orfog An unusual smell orgaseous An unusual noise coming from
overa pipeline I odorwill sometimes acoompany I the pipeline, such as a hissing
I Discolored vegetation a Pipeline leak. or roaring sound, maybe a sign
surroundingthe pipeline ofa leak.
I Bubbling in wateror creeks

oran oily sheen on water
I Frozen ground in warm m

weather
I Dirt blowin u from the

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WHATTO DO IF You WHAT NOT TO DO IF You
SUSPECT A LEAK SUSPECT A LEAK
- Immcdlatcly leave me nreu. - Du ner touch, lrrenrire er make eonrner wrrir rlre leaking liq-
- ll pmsiblc rurn off nny equrprnenr bung u.erl in ura. or gas. Stay upwind rr posublc.

ur nenr rlre suspected leak Abandon nny equrpmenr - Du nerlrglrr a rnnrelr, ~tart an cnginc, use a releplrune, rum
being nerd nnel meve upwind [mm rlre ~'u~pL‘:tcd on or off any type at eleetne->1 wtett ‘Belt E» a light. garage
leak. dour opnnnl, ere er dc anything that may create static or a
- Fmm .r ..rre location, mil 911 rrr your leenl emergency >Pt“k
rcspllnsc number and rlre prpelrne company. Call eel. - De ner urrernpr re exungumir any prpelrne fire rlmr may ~tazt.
leer, rr nccdcd, and give yeur nnme, plrrrne number, - Do not drive into a leak er vnpux cloud arcr1.AIItumob|le
ele.enprren er rire leak and rr.- location L‘ngin£~' may ignite rlre rrnprm.
- V4/arn others‘ re ~tr1y away when po~'~iblL\ - Do nut attempt to operate valves
PIPELINE ORERAToR‘s ACTIONS DURING AN EMERGENCY
in me unlikrsly event of an accident or leak, rire prpelrne rrpemror wire is nerrirea will unmeumrely dispatch personnel re
rlre eitc re lrelp lmnrlle rire cmcrguncy and re provide rnrurmnrren re public mrery ememl. re assist in rirerr re.pen.e re rire
cnrcrgrsncy l-rpelme tL‘:hnInnn~ will nl.-e take quick action ~uch n. .-rurrmg and ~tupplng pIImp~ er compmsiors, eleunp nnel
opening vulva», and aimilzix «cps to mrmmrze rlre impact of me .-rrunrren. Tire.-e re.penrler. am heavily rrurneel throughout
rlre yenr re cneurt‘ rirerr ncighborlmod re mlumcd re rr.- wullbcing
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