CONTROL OF IGNITION SOURCES
Cell phone use in gas stations:- In case you do not know, there was an incident where a driver suffered burns and his car severely damaged when gasoline fumes ignited an explosion while he was talking on his mobile phone standing near the attendant who was pumping the gas. All the electronic devices in gas stations are protected with explosive containment devices( intrinsically safe ) while cell phones are not. Read your cell phone mannul provided by phone makers, all print cautions against mobile phones at Gasoline stations, fuel storage sites, and chemical factories. Organisation & Fuel stations need to placed warning stickers at all gasoline stations. The threat mobile phones pose to gas stations and their users is primarily the result of their ability to produce sparks that can be generated by the high powered battery inside the phone.
This is an incident for example. Our refineries are more vulnerable than a Gas station.
Control of ignition sources:
Smoking is permitted only in designated areas.
Matches and cigarette lighters are prohibited inside the refineries
All permanent electrical equipment used in process areas meet the electrical classification standards for the area.
All portable electrical equipments must be tested before connecting.
Use of welding and gas cutting are prohibited without hot work permit and proper gas tests.
Metal containers used to receive or transfer flammables are grounded and bonded to the source line, vessel or vehicle with approved grounding cables.
Mobile phones or pagers that are not intrinsically safe are not allowed in process areas.
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