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Re: OT, but important - Static Electricity While Pumping Gas



Check on this URL for this--it's partially correct, partially not:
http://www.snopes2.com/ (search for "static" and take the 1st hit)
Scroll to the bottom for the actual safety tips given by the PEI.
Arel
Arel Lucas
Special Collections/Archives
Library and Center for Knowledge Management
University of California San Francisco
http://www.library.ucsf.edu/sc
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>The Petroleum Equipment Institute is working on a campaign to try and make
>people aware of fires as a result of "static" (that is, static
>electricity) at gas pumps. They have researched 150 cases of these fires.
>The 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 and they went back to pull
>the nozzle out 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 reentered and the nozzle was
>touched during refueling from a variety of makes and models. Some resulting
>in extensive damage to the vehicle, to the station, and to the customer.
>8) Seventeen fires that occurred before, during or immediately after the
>gas cap was removed and before fueling began.
>
>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 mentioned earlier, The Petroleum Equipment Institute, along with several
>other companies now, are really trying to make the public aware of this
>danger. You can find out more information by going to http://www.pei.org
><http://www.pei.org> . Once here, click in the center of the screen where
>it says "Stop Static".
>
>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.
>
>Jill L Schneider
>USGS - Alaska Technical Data Unit
>907-786-7457
>jschnidr@usgs.gov
>http://alaskaminerals.wr.usgs.gov
>
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