Natural Gas Safety For Hotels
Hoteliers Have Particular Gas Safety Concerns
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Finding sustained success in the hotel business is becoming more difficult; competition is fierce and businesses are on looking for ways to cut cost while improving efficiency. This has led to a remarkable increase in the number of US hotels using natural gas.
Up to 60% of energy used by US hotels come from natural gas. Natural gas offers: -Effective heating all-year round at lower costs -Precise control of rooms, lobby and common areas temperature -Improved kitchen service: reduced cooking times, instant flame/heat for cooking, and lower maintenance costs. |
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Gas Safety For Hotels
However, more natural gas also means hotels have to pay greater attention to the maintenance of their natural gas systems and employ the best safety practices, if they are to derive the greatest benefits from them.
Natural gas is one of the safest energy options available, if managed in a safe manner. Incidents are rare and highly preventable.
Natural gas is one of the safest energy options available, if managed in a safe manner. Incidents are rare and highly preventable.
- The likelihood of fire and explosions from natural gas causes is unlikely, because it is lighter than air and will disperse if it escapes.
- Additionally, natural gas pipelines are not easily damaged; they are buried deep in the ground. This is one of the reasons natural gas is the last utility to be shut off during emergencies.
- Furthermore, the natural gas delivery system employs several failsafe measures to ensure that faults are caught before they become problems.
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