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(1) The Utility shall comply with operational safety requirements contained in Regulations for natural gas in respect of occupational health and safety.

(2) The Utility shall require that a bulk customer or distribution company does not use natural gas in a manner that would make the Utility’s transmission system unsafe.

(3)Where the Utility becomes aware either by information from the public or otherwise that its transmission system at a particular locality is faulty and may pose danger to the public, the Utility shall visit the locality and

(a) place notices to warn the public of the danger,

(b) isolate the faulty part of the transmission system within

(i) two hours, where the location of the fault is within a radius of thirty kilometers,

(ii) four hours, where the location of the fault is within a radius of sixty kilometers, or

(b) ten hours, where the location of the fault is within a radius of above sixty kilometers from the district or regional office of the Utility where the information was received, and

(c) Take other measures necessary to ensure the safety of the public.