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What We Will Do Today

• Learn about energy.

• Learn about properties of natural gas.

• Learn about natural gas safety – inside and outside.

• Play a review activity.

What isENERGY?

It is the ability to do work or cause change.

Energy Sources

1. Nonrenewable: Fossil fuels - coal, natural gas, oil

2. Renewable: wind, solar, hydro

Natural Gas

What is natural gas?

It is a fossil fuel.

Properties of Natural Gas

Its state of matter is a gas.

Properties of Natural Gas

Odorless

A chemical called mercaptan is added to natural gas for safety.

Colorless

Properties of Natural Gas

Lighter than air

Properties of Natural Gas

Combustible

How Do We Use Natural Gas?

Cleaner Hotter Brighter Reliable

Keep areas around furnace and water heater clutter-free.

✘Do not store flammable or combustible materials near any gas appliances.

Have natural gas appliances maintained and inspected.

Play It Safe InsideNever inspect natural gas appliances

without an adult’s supervision.

Natural Gas Safety

Natural Gas Safety

Keep the area clean!

Natural Gas Safety

Play It Safe Outside

Do not play around natural gas equipment.

Be pipeline aware.

Gas GrillGas Meter Pipeline Markers

Natural Gas Safety

Don’t move or pull out marker flags. They show the location of underground pipelines.

Recognizing A Natural Gas Leak

Signs of a gas leak Trust your senses!

LEAVE, Tell an Adult if you notice any of these signs.

Smell - Rotten egg - MERCAPTAN

See - Bubbling water, blowing dirt

Hear - Hissing sound

What To Do If You Suspect A Natural Gas

Leak:DO leave the area immediately.

DO tell an adult right away.

DO go to a safe area, call 911 and your natural gas utility.

What Not To Do If You Suspect A Natural Gas

Leak:✘Don’t do anything that may create a spark.

✘Don’t try to repair the pipe or stop the leak.

✘Don’t return until natural gas employees say it is safe.

Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas.

There is NO odor.Signs of CO poisoning: Headache, dizzy, drowsy, etc.

What to do if you suspect CO poisoning:

GET OUT and TELL AN ADULT!

Natural gas is safe, clean and efficient!

Can you picture yourself working in the energy field?

Safety Sense

Can you smell carbon monoxide?

No

10%

TRUE or FALSE:If you see flammable

items or clutter around your furnace, you or an adult should move them

away.

True

20%

TRUE or FALSE:If you see a natural gas meter and pipeline, you

can touch and play around it.

False

30%

What is the name of your natural gas

company?

Your Natural Gas Utility

40%

On your phone, what numbers

would you touch if you were going to dig in your yard?

50%

Never store papers, boxes or bikes on top of or around your ______.

Furnace

60%

You can smell this chemical your natural gas utility adds to natural gas

to give it a rotten egg odor.

Mercaptan

70%

Name three senses that can help you detect a

natural gas leak.

80%

See Hear Smell

Do not move or pull out marker flags you see because they show

underground ________.

Pipelines

90%

What three things should you do if you smell the rotten egg

smell of mercaptan in or around your home or

school?

1. Get out/leave the area.2. Tell an adult.3. Call 911 and your natural gas

utility.

100%

SAFETY SENSE Completed = 100% Safe

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Energy Safe Kid!