本出版物面向天然气用户、托运人、承运人、分销商、设备设计师、安全人员 管理员，以及任何想要了解天然气的人。如果需要更详细或专门的信息 如有需要，请咨询供应商。本出版物中的信息旨在补充联邦、州、省、， 地区、当地和保险公司的安全要求。本出版物涉及以下内容:储存、蒸发、转移和处理天然气的产品和系统的安全使用和处理；与天然气相关的危害和防护措施；以及天然气处理相关人员的培训。天然气是几种不同浓度的不同气体的组合。 该指南包含在 本出版物假设正在使用本出版物中定义的管道质量天然气。见表1。天然气设备的设计、施工、安装、检查和检验有许多标准 和设施。对每项标准适用性的完整描述超出了本出版物的范围。 更多参考文献请参见第14节。如果存在适用标准，则其规则应与适用的当地规范一起遵守 和规章制度。

This publication is intended for natural gas users, shippers, carriers, distributors, equipment designers, safety administrators, and anyone seeking an introduction to natural gas. If more detailed or specialized information is required, consult your supplier. The information in this publication is intended to complement federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, and insurance company safety requirements.This publication addresses the following:safe use and handling of products and systems that store, vaporize, transfer, and handle natural gas;hazards and safeguards associated with natural gas; andtraining of personnel involved with the handling of natural gas.Natural gas is a combination of several different gases in differing concentrations. The guidelines contained in this publication assume that pipeline quality natural gas as defined in this publication is in use. See Table 1.Many standards exist for the design, construction, installation, inspection, and examination of natural gas equipment and facilities. A complete description of the applicability of each standard is beyond the scope of this publication. See Section 14 for a list of additional references.Where an applicable standard does exist, its rules shall be followed in conjunction with applicable local codes and regulations.