Safe use of gas to meet municipal needs

In order to ensure the safe use of gas in meeting municipal needs, a specialized organization with which a contract has been concluded for the maintenance and repair of VDGO and (or) VKGO, conducts primary and repeated (regular) instruction on the safe use of gas in meeting municipal needs.

The initial briefing should be conducted after the conclusion of a contract with a specialized organization for the maintenance and repair of VDGO and (or) VKGO. There is no fee for conducting the initial briefing.

The initial briefing should be conducted by a specialized organization before the work on the initial start-up of gas (including a cylinder with liquefied petroleum gas in the VDGO and (or) VKGO, as well as in the following cases:

1) before the owners (users) move into the gasified residential premises owned by them on the right of ownership (other legal basis), except in cases when these persons have a document confirming that they have passed the initial briefing;

2) when transferring existing household gas-using equipment from one type of gaseous fuel to another;

3) when changing the type (type) of household gas-using equipment used.

The initial briefing should be conducted at the location of the VDGO and (or) VKGO by an employee of a specialized organization that meets the requirements established by the Rules for the Use of Gas in terms of ensuring safety when using and maintaining intra-house and intra-apartment gas equipment when providing utility services for gas supply.

The content of the initial briefing should be formed depending on the type of gas, purpose and types (types) installed in the residential premises of the VDGO and (or) VKGO.

The initial briefing should include the following information:

1) the limits of flammability and explosivity of hydrocarbon gases (methane, propane, butane), the physiological effects on humans of hydrocarbon gases, as well as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide;

2) composition and properties of gas combustion products, provision of air supply for complete combustion of gas, efficient and economical use of gas;

3) the procedure for connecting household gas-using equipment to smoke ducts; the device and operation of smoke and ventilation ducts;

4) checking the draft in the smoke and ventilation ducts, the causes of its violation; the consequences of the operation of household gas-using equipment in case of violation of the draft in the smoke and ventilation ducts; ventilation of premises in which household gas-using equipment is installed, organization of work to check the condition, cleaning and repair of smoke and ventilation ducts, their maintenance in proper condition;

5) the procedure for the absence (violation) of traction in the smoke and ventilation ducts; the consequences of using a gate valve on the smoke ducts;

6) basic technical characteristics, principles of operation, general information about the device, design, purpose and composition of VDGO and VKGO, LPG balloon installations;

7) types of VDGO malfunctions, places of possible gas leaks, causes of their occurrence, methods of detection, storage rules and procedure for replacing LPG cylinder installations;

8) actions in case of detection of VDGO malfunctions, detection of leakage (smell) of gas in the room, triggering of alarms or gas pollution control systems of premises.