IGEM/SR/29 Edition 2 - Dealing with gas escapes

This standard covers the actions to be undertaken by organisations and staff that may, in the normal course of their duties, be involved in detecting and/or dealing with gas escapes safely. Primarily it deals with gas escapes from natural gas piped supplies and systems. Specifically, it details the:

• Legal and allied considerations, such as the Gas Act and Pipelines Safety Regulations
• Procedures and communication
• Actions on site in response to suspected gas escapes, including measuring and monitoring gas concentrations and repairing the source of the gas escape
• Safe working practices such as migration of gases and identification of potential ignition sources
• Gas escapes from non-gas transport networks, including identification of gases
• Information on landfill biogas.