N.J. Admin. Code § 14:6-3.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 14:6-3.8 - Customer information

(a) Each gas utility shall, at the time a meter is turned on or a new account is opened, supply the customer with printed information concerning the odor of gas and its characteristics, and action to be taken if gas is detected (including a telephone number for the purpose of reporting such detection).

(b) The printed information required under (a) above shall also inform customers of the potential hazards of gas, the correct procedures for using gas appliances, and how to keep them in safe operating condition. In addition, verbal instructions on the above matters shall be offered to the customer, if requested.

(c) The printed information required under (a) above shall be such that it can be easily understood and shall also be available in languages other than English which are spoken by a substantial number of non-English speaking people who reside in the utility's service area.

(d) In addition to the other requirements in this section, each gas company shall periodically, but no less than once a year, inform the general public in its service area, by way of bill inserts and other effective methods, of the odor of gas and its hazards, along with correct procedures to follow if gas is detected.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:6-3.8

R.1974 d.87, effective 4/1/1974.
See: 5 N.J.R. 122(a), 6 N.J.R. 201(d).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:6-3.9 by R.2005 d.377, effective 11/7/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 1401(a), 37 N.J.R. 4292(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 14:6-3.8, Odorization, recodified to N.J.A.C. 14:6-3.7.
Amended by R.2007 d.63, effective 2/20/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 3245(a), 39 N.J.R. 663(a).
Rewrote the section.