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…...
Why it is IMPORTANT to have your gas can ON THE GROUND when filling it Read More »
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…...
Class I Hazardous Locations, Static Electricity, and Flooring Read More »
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…...
Flammable Liquids… Static Generation and the floor we walk on! Read More »
This paper presents a statistical analysis of 153 accidents attributable to static electricity in Japanese industry over the last 50 years. A more thorough understanding of their causes could help prevent similar incidents and identify hazards that could assist in the task of risk assessment. Most of the incidents occurred during operations performed by workers…....
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...
How much flammable liquid can I have outside of the storage room or cabinet? Read More »
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Dangers of Propane Read More »
In this article I would like to lay the foundation for future discussions on one of my favorite topics…Flammable Liquids. I will try to explain flammable liquids at their very basic level. There is MUCH MORE to learn about flammable liquids, but this will get us off to a good start with the fundamentals. Let’s…...
Flammable Liquids 101 – Part A Read More »
We are never quite sure how these myths get started, but my team and I hear some doosee’s from time to time. The “myth” I am going to discuss today is one we actually see more often than not. We see this even in facilities that have a good grasp of their Hazardous Locations and…...
Forklifts in HAZLOCs Read More »
Most of us have a LPG tank on site and many of us have multiple tanks lined up next to each other. As part of their “Coffee Break” training the United States Fire Administration (USFA) has just released a GREAT resource for our engineering groups to aid them when locating these LPG tanks. Now this…...
Bulk Liquefied Petroleum Gas Container Separation Distances Read More »
Scenario: An employer requires ordinary safety-toe footwear throughout their facilities and pays for the first $100 of the footwear cost. As part of a recent company-wide static electricity control program, employees working with flammable liquids and products are now required to have static dissipative safety-toe footwear. Question 1: Would the static dissipative safety-toe footwear…...
PPE payment for static dissipative safety-toe footwear Read More »
This NPRM would update the SDO standards referenced in the three paragraphs that comprise the Acetylene Standard. The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) published several editions of these SDO standards after OSHA adopted them in 1974, and one of these standards (i.e., Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet G-1.4-1966), is no longer available for purchase from CGA. Therefore,…...
