It is forbidden to store cylinders with flammable gases in individual residential buildings, apartments and living rooms, as well as in kitchens, escape routes, stairwells, ground floors, basements and attics, balconies and loggias.
Gas cylinders for household gas appliances (including kitchen stoves, hot water boilers, gas columns), with the exception of 1 cylinder with a volume of no more than 5 liters connected to a factory-made gas stove, are located outside buildings in outbuildings (cabinets or under covers covering the upper part of the cylinders and the gearbox) made of non-flammable materials at a blind wall wall at a distance of at least 5 meters from the entrances to the building, basement and basement floors.
Extensions and cabinets for gas cylinders should be locked and have shutters for ventilation, as well as warning signs "Flammable. Gas".
At the entrance to individual residential buildings, as well as to the premises of buildings and structures where gas cylinders are used, a fire safety warning sign is placed with the inscription "Flammable. Gas cylinders".
When using household gas appliances, it is forbidden to:
a) operation of household gas appliances in case of gas leakage;
b) the annexation of parts of the gas valve by using a sparking tool;
C) checking the tightness of connections using open flame sources, including matches, lighters, and candles.
When storing gas:
a) Windows of rooms where gas cylinders are stored are painted over with white paint or equipped with sun protection non-flammable devices;
b) when storing cylinders in open areas, structures that protect the cylinders from precipitation and sunlight are made of non-flammable materials;
C) cylinders with combustible gas must be stored separately from cylinders with oxygen, compressed air, chlorine, fluorine and other oxidizing agents, as well as from cylinders with toxic gas;
In case of fire, call "101"
Rescue service "112"