The US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a final rule on Oct. 7 for excess flow valves on new and replaced distribution pipelines. The final ...

A new program from UGI aims to convince owners of older homes to install an inexpensive safety valve to prevent fires or explosions. It's called the excess flow valve. "It's a safety device that is ...

The recommendation came about after a July 1998 natural gas explosion and fire destroyed a new home in Loudoun County, Va., killing one resident and seriously injuring her husband; their two children ...

The National Transportation Safety Board and other safety advocates have pressed for years to broaden requirements for so-called excess flow valves. The devices cost about $30 apiece for residential ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — New or replaced gas service lines for hundreds of thousands of apartments and small businesses across the U.S. must be equipped with inexpensive safety valves starting next year ...