Even with these safety regulations and out high standards, you still must know how to protect yourself if you smell gas, whether it’s in your home or anywhere else around gas equipment. 

There propane safety tips below are essential: 

• Put out any sources of ignition, like candles or cigarettes 
• If you can access it, close the gas shutoff valve on the propane tank or cylinder
• Call our office immediately at (813) 782-5013
• If after hours or on a weekend call (813) 377-3076
• Don’t use any light switches, thermostats, telephones, or appliances until you are safely out of the house and away from the area where you smell gas. 
• Give the qualified propane service technicians or emergency personnel time to check for escaped propane gas and do any repairs. 
• Do not go back to the area where leak was, or try to turn on the propane supply valve, even if you no longer smell gas. 
• Have a trained propane service technician repair the leak, carefully inspect the propane tank and all gas appliances, and relight all pilots. 
• Don’t return until you have permission from the service technician or emergency personnel. 
  

Do you want to learn more about propane safety? The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) created the videos below so that you can learn about all kinds of propane safety topics. 



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