Ensure the safety of gas equipment in the premises.
Ensure the safety of gas equipment in the premises
Safety of gas equipment
From the very moment the gas equipment comes into your possession, you must check the conformity of the equipment with the attached design documentation. Safety of gas equipment, installed in apartment buildings, depends largely on the gas pressure in the gas supply network, so it is necessary to monitor this parameter. The design documentation for the equipment must include a list of possible accidents and their course, as well as recommendations for their prevention, including a method for calculating fire safety.
One of the most important parameters of gas equipment safety is the calculation of loads in accordance with the strength level of the gas pipeline. Here, the following are taken into account: the mass of pipes and fittings, the mass of gas, loads of natural origin; loads of special conditions.
Gas equipment for apartment buildings and residential buildings should be selected taking into account its purpose, type of gas, purposes of gas use by consumers, availability of permits for its use. Equipment placement in residential and public premises should be carried out based on the conditions of ensuring the safety of its operation and ease of maintenance. When placing gas-using equipment, the requirements of the manufacturer's operating documentation must be taken into account. When installing gas equipment, it should be taken into account that the room must be provided with sufficient ventilation that meets the standards.
For the purpose of gas equipment safetyduring its installation and operation, it is necessary to comply with the standard for the number of simultaneously connected equipment to one vertical chimney. In this matter, the relevant standard should be used. In the entrances, basements and cellars of apartment buildings, technological control of gas contamination of the premises (gas leak sensors) must be provided with the output of an audible and visual signal about the occurrence of an explosive concentration of gas in the air of these premises in places accessible for obtaining information.
As for individual cylinder installations and the use of gas cylinders: when placing individual cylinder installations inside residential buildings and apartments in multi-apartment buildings, it is necessary to ensure free access to the installation. Cylinders must be protected from heating and direct sunlight. Placing gas cylinders near electrical appliances and heating devices is strictly prohibited.
Rules for the use of gas equipment
Specialists have specially developed a list of requirements that are valid for officials of organizations responsible for the safe operation of gas facilities in residential buildings, and for the population using gas at home. Thus, rules for using gas equipment imply the existence of responsibility for the safety of the equipment, both for the management of organizations and for the citizens themselves. The main points that housing organizations and homeowners must comply with are as follows:
1. providing assistance in carrying out technical maintenance of gas equipment;
2. ensuring access to equipment for specialists of gas enterprises;
3. Ensuring timely inspection of the condition of chimneys, ventilation ducts and chimney caps;
4. Informing gas companies about the need to turn off gas appliances if a malfunction of the chimneys is detected.
The responsibilities of residents include:
1. Completing safety training — rules for operating gas equipment, as well as compliance with these rules;
2. Monitoring the serviceable condition and normal functioning of gas equipment in the apartment;
3. Call gas service employees if a malfunction of gas equipment is detected, as well as in the event of an unjustified stoppage of gas supply;
4. If you detect the smell of gas, immediately stop using gas appliances, turn off the taps and ensure ventilation of the room;
5. Provide gas service specialists with access to the equipment.
Residents should remember the prohibitions:
1. It is prohibited to carry out independent gasification of housing in the absence of specialists;
2. It is prohibited to independently modify the design of gas appliances, change the device of smoke and ventilation systems, etc.
3. It is prohibited to use gas equipment if there are cracks or other violations of the masonry of chimneys;
4. Do not use gas with closed vents and ventilation duct grilles;
5. It is strictly forbidden to leave gas appliances switched on unattended, as well as to use household gas and gas equipment for other purposes.