Oct 14, 2026 · 14 min · 9 segments
Natural Gas Safety and Costs - Charles Kondek, Principal Marketing Specialist wih DTE Energy - Signs of a natural gas leak and what you should do. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See…
Lucy Ann LanceHostDon't, if you smell, uh, or, you know, recognize any of the other signs that we talked about, don't go try to figure that out yourself.
Don't go, um, turning on a light or using your cell phone or using your, your cell phone light.
Don't, uh, bring any vehicles or other lighting equipment to try to find this thing yourself.
If you think there's a natural gas leak, leave it to the experts and follow the simple response plan.
It is absolute- but it is absolutely something to be taken seriously and not something you wanna deal with.
I believe the leading cause of, um, natural gas leaks are due to an accidental, uh, collision with a natural gas line underground.
You know, what we always tell people is y- y- you might not think of your business or even your residence as, as being an excavator or doing much digging, but the fact is that natural gas leaks can happen as an accidental result of, of simple digging.
So whether you're, you know, putting up signs or fencing or maybe extending, uh, your parking area or any of that, the important thing, and maybe a lot of the, your listeners have heard this before, is to call Miss Dig.
Call 811 at least three business days before you anticipate doing any kinda digging.
Miss Dig will come out, no charge, and mark the locations of all of your underground utilities, natural gas, but also electric, water, sewage, et cetera.
Don't, if you smell, uh, or, you know, recognize any of the other signs that we talked about, don't go try to figure that out yourself.
Don't go, um, turning on a light or using your cell phone or using your, your cell phone light.
Don't, uh, bring any vehicles or other lighting equipment to try to find this thing yourself.
If you think there's a natural gas leak, leave it to the experts and follow the simple response plan.
It is absolute- but it is absolutely something to be taken seriously and not something you wanna deal with.
I believe the leading cause of, um, natural gas leaks are due to an accidental, uh, collision with a natural gas line underground.
You know, what we always tell people is y- y- you might not think of your business or even your residence as, as being an excavator or doing much digging, but the fact is that natural gas leaks can happen as an accidental result of, of simple digging.
So whether you're, you know, putting up signs or fencing or maybe extending, uh, your parking area or any of that, the important thing, and maybe a lot of the, your listeners have heard this before, is to call Miss Dig.
Call 811 at least three business days before you anticipate doing any kinda digging.
Miss Dig will come out, no charge, and mark the locations of all of your underground utilities, natural gas, but also electric, water, sewage, et cetera.
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