Important safety information
Natural gas, like most fuels, is safe when it's used properly. But accidents can happen. That's why it's important for you and everyone in your family to know all you can about natural gas safety, from your natural gas shut-off valve to how to detect a gas leak, to what and what not to do in an emergency.
Natural gas is odorless, colorless, non-toxic and has no taste in its natural state. It is 40 percent lighter than air. If it isn't contained, natural gas rises, seeking its way into the atmosphere where it dissipates.
As a safety precaution, PSE adds a distinctive rotten egg or sulfur-like odor to natural gas so you immediately can smell the smallest of leaks. For your safety, it is important that everyone in your household know how to recognize the odor of escaping natural gas. Request a 'scratch-and-sniff' pamphlet containing this odor (Please include your mailing address.) or download a PDF file of the safety pamphlet without the "scratch-and-sniff" panel.
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