Last Wednesday, Stadtwerke Gießen AG (SWG) used an information event to present new technical connection conditions (TAB) to installation companies. The Giessen-based energy and water supplier also presented a comprehensive safety concept at the event. The head of the gas and water supply department at SWG, graduate engineer Peter Keller, and Norbert Pausner, deputy head of department at SWG, welcomed the numerous participants.
"Statistics from the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW) have shown for years that the technical safety of the public gas supply is at a high level.
However, technical safety is too important to rest on this positive result," explained Peter Keller, Head of Gas and Water Supply at SWG. "Anyone who wants to stay ahead in the energy market today and in the future should deal openly with the issue of safety," Keller continued.
The safety concept for the public gas supply centred on target group-oriented consideration of the causes of accidents. However, the event not only focussed on the causes of accidents, but in particular on measures to prevent or avoid accidents. In the area of accidents, the municipal utilities differentiated between incidents at their own facilities and customer facilities.
A so-called gas flow monitor is to be used as an active safety measure. This closes
automatically shuts off the gas supply if the pressure loss is too high.
Martin Lorenz, energy consultant at SWG's infoCentre, also presented the possibilities of using gas appliances in the home on this day.
The specialist presentation described the many different options for using natural gas. From conventional gas boilers to modern condensing boilers, gas barbecues or radiant heaters used on the terrace, through to the refuelling of natural gas vehicles, the training illustrated the important role that gas has already taken on.
Interested parties can obtain further information and personal advice from the energy experts at the infoCentre on the market square from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.