Home and Business Safety

Practice Natural Gas Safety

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At Okaloosa Gas, your safety comes first. We deliver clean, efficient natural gas, monitor its quality, and add a distinct odor to help detect leaks. As required by federal law, we provide ongoing pipeline safety information and routinely patrol, test, repair, and replace our pipelines. We meet or exceed all safety standards and use advanced inspection tools to identify issues early. To help keep pipelines safe and accessible, please keep the area around them clear of trees, shrubs, fences, and other structures.

We encourage you to review these simple, essential safety tips:

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Appliance Safety

Learn about flexible connectors, safe water temperatures, flammable vapors, and appliance water damage.

Call 811 Before You Dig

Remember to call 811 before you dig. It's free and it's the law.

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Carbon Monoxide

Click here to find out about carbon monoxide and its effects on the body as well as safety tips and precautions.

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Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST)

If lightning strikes a structure containing CSST, there is a risk of a gas leak or fire.

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Cross Bores

Learn what a cross bore is and how to prevent them.

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Emergency Phone Numbers

Click to view the four county directory of emergency contacts.

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Excess Flow Valve

Click here for information about excess flow valves, why they are used and how they work.

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If You Smell Gas

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Natural Gas Detector

Protecting What Matters: Why a natural gas detector is worth your consideration.

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Odor Fade

Sometimes physical and/or chemical processes can cause a loss of odorant in natural gas, making it undetectable by smell. Odor fade can be caused by…

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Pipeline Right of Way

What is a natural gas pipeline right-of-way? A strip of land over and around pipelines, where some of the property owners’ legal rights have been…

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Pipeline Safety Awareness

Find out more about pipeline awareness and how to recognize a natural gas leak.

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Pipelines In Your Neighborhood

Locate the closest pipeline to your home.

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RP 1162

Learn what RP 1162 is.

Practice Natural Gas Safety

We encourage you to review these simple, essential safety tips:

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