Propane Safety
Keeping your family safe is Florida Public Utilities’s top priority. Be proactive and take time to review these safety tips with your family.
Florida Public Utilities sends out safety information throughout the year updating you through emails and social media. It is important that we are able to provide weather-related safety information to you and your family. For the most up-to-date weather alerts and emergency information, stay subscribed to our emails and follow us on social media.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your servicing office.
An unpleasant odor has been added to enable you to detect even the slightest leak. Propane smells like rotten eggs, a skunk’s spray or a dead animal. Propane manufacturers add the smell to help alert customers to propane leaks, which can create a safety hazard.
If you smell gas or suspect you have a gas leak, please take these safety steps from Propane Education & Research Council, or PERC.
No flames or sparks! Immediately put out all smoking materials and other open flames. Do not operate lights, appliances, telephones or cell phones. Flames or sparks from these sources can trigger an explosion or a fire.
Leave the area immediately! Get everyone out of the building or area where you suspect gas is leaking.
Shut off the gas. Turn off the main gas supply valve on your propane tank if it is safe to do so. To close the valve, turn it to the right.
Report the leak. From a neighbor’s home or other nearby building away from the gas leak, call Florida Public Utilities right away. If you can’t reach Florida Public Utilities, call 911 or your local fire department.
Do not return to the building or area until emergency responders or a qualified service technician determines that it is safe to do so.
Get your system checked. Before you attempt to use any of your propane appliances, a Florida Public Utilities Propane service technician must check your entire system to ensure that it is leak-free.
