[AT] smoking/gas bottles

Dan Glass dglass at mail.newnanutilities.org
Thu Jul 7 05:37:06 PDT 2005


Last week I saw a lady puffing on a cigarette while she was filling up 
her car.  I would have yelled at her, but I was afraid of what she would 
do with the cigarette.  I just left the station.

Chris Britton wrote:

>> From: DAVIESW739 at aol.com
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Re: how  NOT to adjust your baler
>> I saw a kid smoking today while leaning up against a  cage full of 
>> propane
>> bottles full and otherwise I guess. I ask him if he got his  IQ out of
>> Crackerjacks box. then I looked at my sor hand and I new just how he  
>> felt.
>
>
> While we all try to avoid doing those 'life limiting' moves.. I think 
> the guy leaning up against the gas bottles was a tad safer than 
> reaching into a moving bailer.  Gas and air mix has to be at a certain 
> level before explosion.  with the addition of stench.. you will 
> (should) know when it's getting unsafe.
>
> We run into alot of gas issues doing underground utilities.  Working 
> in a trench poses extra hazards witht he gas pooling, than working on 
> flat open ground.
>
> Still.. it just doesn't look good anyway.. and I'm sure an osha 
> inspector would faint seeing a guy smoking next to gas equipment... 
> makes ya wonder what they are teaching kids in school these days... 
> sure isn't common sense.
>
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