If glass, plastic or other non-conductive container with a capacity of 5 gallons or more is used to transfer a flammable liquid

Filling buckets with gasoline Highlands County Sheriffs Office

Filling buckets with gasoline Highlands County Sheriffs Office A common question we get regarding flammable liquids is:

Do we have to ground and bond non-conductive containers smaller than 5 gallons?

 

The proper question should be…

what do we need to do to SAFELY transfer flammable liquids into non-conductive containers that are 5 gallons and smaller?

 

The British Columbian Worker’s Compensation Board standard says it best and offers us four (4) means/methods by which we can control static when filling these smaller, non-conductive containers.

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