Gas installation safety
There are hazards lurking in the immediate vicinity of gas installations (both pipelines and stations) that must be taken into account during construction, excavation, forestry, and agricultural work. Making fire is strictly prohibited!
In order to ensure the safety and protection of both electrical and gas installations, restrictions have been imposed on the use of land, which means that the landowner is obligated to tolerate the technical infrastructure and has the right to apply for toleration fee.
Pipeline
Category D gas pipeline is mostly located underground, but there are also pipelines with both above-ground and underwater installation. The protection zones for underground and underwater pipelines are different, as are the operating restrictions within the protection zone.
Before starting excavation work, determine:
- whether there may be a gas pipeline in the excavation area – additional information about the location of the gas pipeline can be found in the restrictions map application of the Land Board;
- if there is a gas pipeline in the excavation area, who owns it;
- obtain an approval or your excavation work from the owner of the gas pipeline!
Without approval, it is prohibited to:
- cross a gas pipeline outside the road area with heavy machinery, e.g. tractor, forestry truck;
- carry out excavation work, build construction works, cut down forest and transport timber out of the forest;
- make fire in the protection zone;
- grow trees and shrubs in the protection zone.