TY - JOUR N2 - This article shows incidents associated with the use of gas as an energy carrier. It presents selected incidents which have occurred in Poland and around the world in recent decades. Based on this, consequences of gas and air mixture explosions were analysed as well. The article presents the main causes of gas incidents which have taken place, as per instances which are similar worldwide. Incidents associated with the use of gas are not frequent, but at the same time very tragic as they often lead to illness or even death. In Poland, in the last twenty years, construction area disasters caused by gas explosions account for only 5% of all which have occurred, but the number of fatalities resulting from these cases is approximately 14%. The number of individuals injured reached 39% of all construction disaster victims. Considering all these facts, it is necessary to undertake wide preventive measures in order to increase safety in the use of gaseous fuels. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/103348/PDF/ace-2017-0022.pdf.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/103348 PY - 2017 IS - No 2 EP - 164 KW - construction disaster KW - gas explosion KW - risk KW - hazards in the construction industry KW - Poland KW - Europe KW - USA A1 - Szer, J. A1 - BÅ‚azik-Borowa, E. PB - WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING and COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DA - 30.06.2017 T1 - Incidents associated with gas operation SP - 145 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/103348 T2 - Archives of Civil Engineering ER -