Ukuhlola, ukunakekela, kanye nokulungiswa kwezinto zikagesi ezingaqhumi, kuyilapho ngokuyinhloko sibonisa izinqubo ezijwayelekile zikagesi, futhi ihlanganisa izici ezihlukile zezidingo zokuvikela ukuqhuma.
Imihlahlandlela esemqoka yokugcina izinto zikagesi ezingaqhumi yilezi:
1. Ukusungulwa kanye nokubambelela ohlelweni oluqinile lokuhlola nokulungisa izinto zikagesi ezingaqhumi, kuhambisane nemithethonqubo efanele.
2. Ochwepheshe abafanelekile bokuvikela ukuqhuma kufanele benze imisebenzi yokuhlola kanye nokulungisa.
3. Ukugcinwa kwemibhalo enemininingwane yobuchwepheshe kanye namalogi okulungisa aphelele awo wonke amayunithi kagesi angaqhumi.
4. Ukuhlelwa kokuhlolwa nokunakekelwa kufanele kubonise izimo zangempela zasendaweni futhi kuhambisane nezikhathi zokuhlola ezinconyiwe zomkhiqizi kanye nemibandela..
5. Izitifiketi zokuvikela ukuqhuma kufanele zihlanganise negama lesisetshenziswa, izakhiwo zayo ezivikela ukuqhuma, ubunikazi bomhloli, kanye nosuku lokuhlolwa.
6. Amayunithi ahlangabezana namazinga okuvikela ukuqhuma ngemva kokuhlolwa kufanele akhishwe izitifiketi ezibuyekeziwe; lezo ezihlulekayo ukuhlangabezana namazinga kufanele zimakwe ngokucacile ngokuthi “Explosion-Proof Failure” ngokubomvu futhi zibhalwe ngokusobala..
7. Ukuphatha ngokucophelela okokuvikela izinto eziqhumayo kubalulekile ukuze kuvinjelwe umonakalo ovela emithelela noma ukungqubuzana.
8. Ngaphambi kokufinyelela izinto zikagesi ezingaqhumi, yonke imithombo yamandla, kuhlanganise nentambo engathathi hlangothi, kufanele inqanyulwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuhlukaniswa okuphelele kanye nokuqapha ukuhlinzekwa kwamandla okungahlosiwe.
9. Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi ungalimazi izindandatho zokuvala ngesikhathi kuhlolwa futhi kulungiswa ukuze kuvinjelwe ukungenwa kwezinto eziyingozi ocingweni..