Flammable Liquids

NFPA has released the 2012 edition of NFPA 30 – Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code.  There are some changes in this new 2012 edition.  They are intended to respond to newly identified risks:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

A lot of folks know about flammable liquids and their vapors.  A smaller group of folks know about combustible dusts.  Yet there is a even a smaller group that knows that when a flammable vapor/gas and a combustible dusts are mixed together, both the vapor and the dust will have a LOWER LEL than if…...

A Community Fire and Burn Prevention Program Supported by the United States Fire Administration Federal Emergency Management Agency General Background Information Selected gasoline-related injury statistics Technical Background Fact Sheets for Community Distribution Portable gasoline containers Portable container and vehicle filling procedures Small engines and gasoline powered equipment Static electricity and gasolineAutomobile carburetors Transporting and storing…...

If you have ever pumped gasoline for your vehicle, you have seen all the warning signs about static and cell phones.  I will reserve my comments about cell phones @ gas pumps causing fires, but one thing I can almost guarantee is that if your PLASTIC gas can is sitting on the carpeted floor board…...

In my last article, I wrote about “grounding” and the types of hazards that can be introduced into a hazardous process involving flammable liquids and gases. A worker moving through air will generate a static charge. It is our hope that this charge will go to the ground as fast as it is generated, thus…...

Most everyone who works around flammable liquids knows about bonding and grounding; but, do workers and engineers really UNDERSTAND the principles behind bonding and grounding. In this article, I will try to explain “grounding” in very simple terms in the hopes that more workers can understand exactly what they are trying to achieve when they…...

Ever needed to temporarily “change” the use of a flammable/combustible liquid storage or process tank?  The tank is designed to NFPA 30 for flammable and combustible liquids so there is no risk in this “change”?!?!?  WRONG…SWITCH LOADING is a MAJOR RISK that facilities who store, handle, or process flammable liquids need to understand, but often…...

Flammable or combustible liquids must be stored in tanks or closed containers. But how much flammable liquid can be outside of a flammable cabinet or storage room at any time?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...