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Title: Putting The Gas Company On The Offensive Through The Use Of Excess Flow Valves
Author: John B. Mcgowan
Source: American Gas Association 1991
Year Published: 1991
Abstract: UMAC has been serving the gas industry naturally for over 20 years providing products that promote safer natural gas service. We have worked diligently with gas utility companies across the country to assist them in enhancing public safety with a variety of equipment - including excess flow valves. Consumer gas safety is not a topic often discussed or addressed in our industry. As an industry we have an excellent safety record. We serve over 50 milhon consumers throughout the United Stales. But the fact remains, according to the Federal DOT, that since 1985, 59 fatalities and over 220 injuries have occurred due to service line breaks. Additionally, hundreds of buildings were evacuated and over 30 million dollars in property damage was reported due to natural gas distribution service line accidents. Many of these accidents were caused due to third party excavation damage. In fact, one gas company official was recently quoted as saying that Every day, we have people damage our lines, and 75 to 80 percent of the time its a service line. Though most of these accidents are the result of third party damage and are not actually caused by the gas company -gas companies are often blamed for the accidents and the media is continually nipping away at us with each accident making it more and more difficult for us to defend ourselves.

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