This might be of interest..... _______________________________________________________________________________ To: Multiple recipients of list SAFETY From: Safety on Wed, Jun 5, 1996 7:32 AM Subject: Re: Static
This information seemed appropriate to the current thread. Gas Can Filling Chevron USA has issued a warning concerning filling metal gas cans while they are resting on plastic surfaces. Several fires have occurred while gas cans were being filled in the back of pickup trucks with plastic bed liners. It is essential to at least bond during transfer, bonding and grounding is preferred. For example, when fueling an aircraft, the aircraft and tank truck are both grounded and then a bonding cable is connected between the aircraft and the truck. Craig Schroll, CSP President FIRECON PO Box 231, East Earl, PA 17519 USA 717-354-2411 fax 717-354-7233 [email protected] Web page http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Craig_Schroll --------------------------------reply---------------------------- Right on target, Craig! Further to this topic, our community was in total shock a few years ago when six (6) young people went out to do some wood cutting. When it started to rain, four (4) took refuge in the van they had come in, ( fancy shaggin wagon with fancy carpet), the other two (2) went and sat in the car next to the van, windows open and talking. One of the guys in the van decided to refill the chainsaws while in the van, on account of the rain. A chain saw, a plastic jug, on a rug, contact, BOOM! The four (4) young people in the van never came out. The car parked beside the van was also destroyed by the fire, but the occupants got away with severe burns and were able to tell the tale. I used a piece of wire with an alligator clip on one end that is long enouph to reach my lawn mower or chain saw and connected it to the plastic jug with a pipe clamp. This is a permanent piece of wire that I use to bond the containers prior to opening the containers and while pouring and until the containers are re-closed. It's not a big deal. Am I safe now? Not necessarily. If I drop that wire across exposed battery terminals, that wire can do more harm than good. So assessment of the hazard is necessary - THIMK (snikker) and you Might get it RIGHT. Immo
