Emergency Gas Service

Emergency Gas Service (Ru:Аварийная газовая служба) is an emergency service in many cities of Russia and some other countries of the former Soviet Union.^[1][2]

Duties

Emergency gas service emergency response unit with such main tasks:

• promptly identify the circumstances that have developed as a result of an emergency;
• take immediate steps to determine the cause of an emergency and take measures for their elimination or localization.

The EGS may perform the following prevention duties free of charge:

• check the density of gas pipelines, gas appliances and devices using gas at the operating pressure;
• repackaging flange and threaded joints and shut-off devices with replacement of sealing materials.
• elimination of gas leaks, including the carrying out of rehabilitation works on the gas supply system,
• verification of compliance with the installation of gas appliances and equipment, construction of premises, laying gas pipelines building code requirements, design and operating rules;
• Checking the flue and air ducts for the presence of thrust;
• check the availability of free access to gas pipelines, gas appliances and devices, as well as in basements and attics, where the pipelines are laid;
• verification of the suitability for use (operation) of gas appliances and devices and disable devices that are not suitable for use.

When to notify EGS ^[3]

• smell of gas.
• Reduce or increase the gas pressure.
• Suddenly gas shutoff or cut on gas to gas appliances in without warning by employees of
• operation of gas appliances in one area interferes with the operation of gas appliances in another area
• any explosion or fire.

Phone number

The Emergency telephone number is 04 or 104 depending on location.

Vehicle

Russian EGS vehicles Vehicles are painted in accordance with GOST R 50574-2002 (ГОСТ Р 50574-2002 г)^[4] which requires an overall lemon-yellow with contrasting red doors, red bumpers, red front and rear vertical stripes and red horizontal side stripes.

They may be fitted with blue lights and sirens^[5][6].

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