Shell Gas Safety Tips
Stay safe as you use Shell Gas.
Safety tips while cooking
Safety tips while cooking
- In case you sense a gas leak, don’t panic. Close the regulator knob on your gas tank and switch off your gas cooker.
- Before use, cover the full length of the nozzle for both the cooker & gas cylinder with the gas tube.
- In case you sense a gas leak, open your windows and doors for ventilation. Put out all flames, lamps, and bulbs.
- If you place the cylinder in a cupboard, there should be ventilation openings both at the floor level and at the top level.
- Do not keep your gas cylinder exposed to the sun, rain, dust, and heat.
- Do not place the appliance directly in front of the window. There is a chance that a strong breeze may put off the flame causing a gas leak.
- In case you sense a gas leak, don’t switch on electrical appliances or switches.
- Always strike your match stick before you open the burner knob of your gas cooker.
- Use cotton clothes or an apron while cooking with gas. Never use synthetic clothes like Nylon that can easily catch fire.
- Never leave cooking food unattended. The contents might overflow and out the flame, causing a gas leakage.
- Never use a light matchstick to check for gas leaks. Use soapy water to check your gas pipe for a leak. The appearance of soap bubbles will indicate a gas leak point.
- Always keep your cylinder in an upright position. Never sideways or upside down.
- Do not have curtains on the windows near the gas stove.
- Ensure that you have switched off the regulator every night before going to bed or before heading away on a holiday.
- Always ventilate your gas cylinder storage area.
- Check the rubber hose to ensure it is not worn out, cracked, or expired. Ensure you get your rubber hose changed at least every two years.
- Do not allow children to play near the gas cylinder.
- For any queries on all the above reach us on 0800980098
Safety tips while disconnecting the cylinder
Safety tips while disconnecting the cylinder
- Put out all the flames and fires in the kitchen/room.
- Close all the taps on the burner.
- Turn the switch knob of the regulator from the “ON” position to the “OFF” position.
- Grip the regulator and pull the bush (Black plastic locking ring) up and lift the regulator by giving a gentle swivel. The regulator will thus get detached from the valve.
- Place the safety cap on top of the valve. Press down the cap firmly until you hear a distinct click. Now the empty cylinder can be removed.
Shell Gas Saving Tips
Shell Gas Saving Tips
- Wipe utensils dry before placing them on the burner. This saves you gas needed to evaporate the excess water.
- Before commencing the actual cooking, prepare and collect all ingredients that you require to prepare the meal.
- Chop vegetables and keep spices ready at hand to avoid wasting time once the flame is lit up.
- Thaw frozen food before cooking to save the heat energy that would be required to bring down the food’s temperature.
- Once you sufficiently heat up the cookware, put the burner on medium or slow mode. The amount of heat required to cook is much less than what is needed to heat up the cookware to the desired temperature at the beginning. In addition, food cooked on low heat has better nutritional value.
- Avoid open pot cooking as much as possible. With the lid on the pot, you save energy more efficiently.
- Where possible, cook using a pressure cooker as it consumes less time and energy.
- Do not use too much water while cooking as the evaporation of the excess water will mean more consumption of gas.
- Be sure, Be safe, use Shell Gas.
“Dear Shell Gas Customer.
You are most welcome to the Shell Gas Safety Tips page. This page is designed to ensure that you have unlimited access to useful tips that you can always reference while using our product in your kitchen. In addition, this page allows you to easily authenticate the Shell Gas cylinder that you have bought from any of our points of sale countrywide.
If you are therefore reading this message, then we at Shell can confirm that you have just bought yourself a genuine Shell Gas 6KG or 12KG cylinder, carrying a unique QR Code that is affixed onto the tamper-proof seal of your cylinder. Shell Gas is a safe product that is packaged under very close supervision from our team of experts, to ensure that you and your family use it safely at all times. Do enjoy your cooking with Shell Gas.
Shell Gas. Safe for you and your family”
Marks of Safety for Shell Gas
- A tamper-proof seal with a unique QR Code
- A safety warning notice
- The distinct Shell Gas Logo
- Net KG content mark/weight
Our Commitment
With Shell Gas, we are committed to:
- Pursuing the goal of no harm to people.
- Protecting the environment.
- Using material and energy efficiently to provide our products and services.
- Developing energy resources, products and services consistent with these aims.
- Openly sharing information on our Health, Safety, Security, and Environment performance.
- Playing a leading role in promoting best practice in our industry.
- Managing Health, Safety, Security and Environment matters as any other critical business activity.
- Promoting a culture in which all our employees share this commitment.
To reach this commitment, Vivo Energy Uganda (the custodian and supplier of Shell Gas):
- Was awarded ISO 9001: 2015,Certification for implementing Quality Management Systems and ISO 14001:2015, Certification for implementing Environmental Management Systems.
- Has a systematic approach to Health, Safety, Security, and Environment management designed to ensure compliance with the law and to achieve continuous performance improvement.
- Pursues its activities to protect its customers, employees, and the public from associated health hazards.
- Promotes safety awareness, believes all injuries are preventable and promotes individual accountability for accident prevention.
- Conducts thorough investigations into Health, Safety, Security and Environment incidents and near misses with significant actual or potential consequences, and reports accordingly.
- Requires contractors to manage Health, Safety, Security, and the Environment in line with this policy.
