This is of course an other HOAX,
if you search the Shell website you'll not find any trace of such a message.
www.shell.us
Cellphones don't make sparks when they operate.
There have never been cellphone induced explosions by filling up a car;
but yes you'll find a sticker on manny selfservice stations indicating
to not use a cellphone while tanking;
this is only to protect themselfs legally if someone likes to sue them.
There have been such a messages in newspapers of woman being burnt
while filling up and using a cellphone but it was not phone
but static electricity that initiate those explosions or deflagrations.
But this hoax is somewhat different from others,
that it contains some truth:
Where it is adviced "not to reenter your car", because thats a good way
to charge yourself with
static electricity, and if you then touch the nozzle ( while the
gasoline is still pouring in, and
so combustible fuel vapors are coming out ) you may indeed spark those
vapors.( not your cellphone)
Hardly possible with diesel but a real risk with gasonline.
So its not good advice to forward this hoax message but ...
For some Real ( & good) advice about static & tanking go to the website
of the mentioned
'Petroleum Equipment Institute:'
http://www.pei.org/PublicationsResources/SafetyResources/StopStaticCampaign/tabid/121/Default.aspx
There you'll read:
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Three Rules for Safe Refueling
1. Turn off engine.
2. Don't smoke.
3. Never re-enter your vehicle while refueling.
Are Cell Phones Responsible?
No. We have not documented a single incident that was caused by a
cellular telephone.
Cell phones continue to be cited as causing fires at the pump in
e-mails circulating on the Internet.
So far, we have been unable to document any incidents that were
sparked by a cellular telephone.
In fact, many researchers have tried to ignite fuel vapors with a
cell phone and failed.
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Grts
Bruno M.
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Op 18-3-2012 7:52, Thomas Reed schreef:
Dear EVERYONE OWNING A CELL PHONE!
(I presume this will reach thousands of people. If each of you sends
the warning to your friends, it will reach millions, and third round
could reach more billions than there are on earth!
READ THE WARNING below from my friend Michele LeJeune, and KEEP YOUR
CELL PHONE AWAY FROM HYDROCARBON FUMES WHEN REFUELING YOUR CAR!
Pass it on to your lists of friends and we will save thousands of lives!
Thomas B Reed
The Biomass Energy Foundation
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* Michele Lejeune <lo <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* *For Your Safety from Shell Oil Company - THIS IS NOT A JOKE!*
AGAIN! THIS IS NOT A JOKE!
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Ilse Falkenburger* <
The Shell Oil Company recently issued a warning after
three incidents in which mobile phones (cell phones) ignited
fumes during fueling operations
In the first case , the phone was placed on the car's
trunk lid during fueling; it rang and the ensuing fire destroyed
the car and the gasoline pump.
In the second , an individual suffered severe burns to
their face when fumes ignited as they answered a call while
refueling their car!
And in the third , an individual suffered burns to the
thigh and groin as fumes ignited when the phone, which was in
their pocket, rang while they were fueling their car.
You should know that: Mobile Phones can ignite fuel or fumes.
Mobile phones that light up when switched on or when they
ring release enough energy to provide a spark for ignition.
Mobile phones should not be used in filling stations, or
when fueling lawn mowers, boat, etc.
Mobile phones should not be used, or should be turned
off, around other materials that generate flammable or explosive
fumes or dust, (I.e., solvents, chemicals, gases, grain dust, etc...)
TO sum it up, here are the Four Rules for Safe Refueling:
1) Turn off engine
2) Don't smoke
3) Don't use your cell phone - leave it inside the
vehicle or turn it off
4) Don't re-enter your vehicle during fueling .
Bob Renkes of Petroleum Equipment Institute is working on
a campaign to try and make people aware of fires as a result of
'static electricity' at gas pumps. His company has researched 150
cases of these fires.
His results were very surprising:
1) Out of 150 cases, almost all of them were women .
2) Almost all cases involved the person getting back in
their vehicle while the nozzle was still pumping gas. When
finished, they went back to pull the nozzle out and the fire
started, as a result of static.
3) Most had on rubber-soled shoes.
4) Most men never get back in their vehicle until
completely finished. This is why they are seldom involved in
these types of fires.
5) Don't ever use cell phones when pumping gas
6) It is the vapors that come out of the gas that cause
the fire, when connected with static charges.
7) There were 29 fires where the vehicle was re-entered
and the nozzle was touched during refueling from a variety of
makes and models. Some resulted in extensive damage to the
vehicle, to the station, and to the customer.
8) Seventeen fires occurred before, during or immediately
after the gas cap was removed and before fueling began.
Mr. Renkes stresses to NEVER get back into your vehicle
while filling it with gas.
If you absolutely HAVE to get in your vehicle while the
gas is pumping, make sure you get out, close the door TOUCHING
THE METAL, before you ever pull the nozzle out. This way the
static from your body will be discharged before you ever remove
the nozzle.
As I mentioned earlier, The Petroleum Equipment
Institute, along with several other companies now, are really
trying to make the public aware of this danger.
I ask you to please send this information to ALL your
family and friends, especially those who have kids in the car
with them while pumping gas. If this were to happen to them, they
may not be able to get the children out in time. Thanks for
passing this along.
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