Natural gas is safe –Safety is our number one priority when it comes to our customers, our employees, and the communities we serve. We cultivate a safety-driven work environment, and all our employees, as well as our contractors and suppliers, are expected to place the utmost importance on safety. Our employees are trained to monitor and inspect our pipeline system and respond quickly to any natural gas emergency. We work diligently to ensure pipeline safety in a variety of ways including inspection programs, public education, pipeline markers, facility mapping, surveys, patrolling, pressure monitoring, odorization, and liaison with public officials.

• Natural gas pipelines are among the safest fuel transportation systems in the world. With more than 2.5 million miles of natural gas pipelines nationwide, natural gas serves nearly 67 million homes, almost 200,000 factories and 5.4 million businesses.
• The natural gas industry has a long-standing record of providing natural gas service safely and effectively to more than 177 million Americans and is dedicated to the continued enhancement of natural gas pipeline safety.
• Natural gas pipelines are tested, monitored, and maintained using the latest technology 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In fact, many systems contain sensors designed to detect changes in pressure, and many include automatic shuts off valves that isolate leaks. In addition, natural gas utilities spend more than $22 billion annually to help enhance the safety or natural gas distribution and transmission systems