HOW TO RECOGNIZE A SPILL

Despite our best efforts to ensure safety, pipeline spills can occur.  The best ways to detect a pipeline spill is by using your senses of sight, sound, and smell.

Sight

• Spot of dead or discolored vegetation near the pipeline among otherwise green vegetation.
• Accumulation of liquid on ground near pipeline.
• Dense white cloud or fog (vapor cloud) over the spill location.
• Unusual blowing of dirt or dust.
• Persistent bubbles in water.

Sound

• Hissing or roaring sound.

Smell

• Unusual odor - strong petroleum scent.

WHAT TO DO IF A SPILL OCCURS

Your primary concern should be for your personal safety and the safety of those around you.

• Leave the area immediately -- on foot -- in an upwind direction.
• Avoid making contact with escaping liquids or vapors as potential hazards may include eye, skin, and respiratory irritation and the product mayb e highly flammable.
• Avoid potential ignition sources.
• Immediately abandon equipment being used in the area.  Turn off running machinery (engines) if not in vapor cloud.
• Warn others to stay away from the area.
• Avoid creating sparks - do not light a match, start an engine, use a telephone, or switch on/off an electric light.
• DO NOT drive into an area in which you encounter a leak or vapor cloud.
• DO NOT try to operate any pipeline valves yourself.
• DO NOT use a cell phone while near the suspected emergency area.
• From a distant phone, call PPL's Emergency 24/7 phone number 1-800-510-5678 immediately.  Give your name, phone number, and a description of the spill and its location.  Then phone your local fire and police department (911).

Please follow these guidelines for your safety and the safety of others.

24 hour emergency phone number

1-800-510-5678

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