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Title: Use Of Fire Retardant Clothing By Distribution Empioyees
Author: David L. Smith
Source: American Gas Association 1978
Year Published: 1978
Abstract: In late 1959 the Gas Operations Department of Philadelphia Electric Company had an incident where leaking gas caught fire in an excavation. Three men were injured, one fatally. This caused us to take a more serious look at protecting our employees from such an incident. The result of a study led us to adopt the use of the chrome leather welders coal - already in use by our welders, a chrome leather hood, leather work gloves, and a fresh air mask. This garb would be worn under the following conditions: 1. Inserting or removing cylinder bags or stoppers. 2. Inserting or removing service connections or plugs of over one and onequarter (IW) inch pipe size in low pressure mains. 3. Whenever gas is escaping or might escape in an appreciable quantity, such as cleaning the bottom of a main prior to cylinder bag insertion, or when working on a leaking gas main. 4. Working on medium pressure and high pressure taps that are not no-blow. 5. At such other times as deemed necessary by the foreman or supervisor.

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