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    Benjamin Franklin

    Born January 17, 1706


    Early researcher on static
    http: //www.aiche.org/ccps/safetybeacon.htm electricity
    Messages for Manufacturing Personnel
    August 2006
    Static Electricity
    A customer was filling an ungrounded gasoline
    can in the cargo area of a truck when the
    vapors were ignited by a static electric
    discharge. The fire caused severe damage to
    the truck and the gasoline station. The
    customer suffered severe burns on both legs,
    and it could have been much worse if four
    bystanders had not managed to extinguish the
    flames using their own clothing.
    This incident reminds us of the consequences of failing to recognize static electric
    ignition hazards of containers, piping, and any equipment used to handle flammable
    and combustible liquids or gases, combustible mists, or combustible dusts.

    Did you know? What can you do?


     Static electric charges on material, equipment, and
    people result from materials contacting each other and
     Always ground conductive containers - drums, pails,
    then being separated. Electric charge can transfer from portable tanks, tank trucks, railroad cars, and any other
    one of the materials to the other, and this charge will vessels - when transferring flammable or combustible
    build up if it cannot flow to ground. materials.
     Solids or liquid drops falling through air can create Make sure that process equipment is properly grounded,
    static charges on the solids or drops. and that grounding is periodically tested.
     Static electric discharges can be sufficiently energetic  Minimize free fall of solids or liquids through the air
    to ignite a flammable atmosphere – for example the when filling vessels and containers.
    vapors from a flammable liquid or a combustible dust  If you do maintenance on equipment, make sure that
    cloud. all grounding connections are properly replaced and
     The first defense against static ignition is to eliminate tested following the maintenance.
    the flammable atmosphere if possible. If this is not  If you work in an area that requires special procedures
    possible, it is important to prevent and control to prevent static discharge – for example, special shoes or
    electrostatic charge accumulation. clothing or use of other special equipment – be sure to
     Bonding means that conductive parts of equipment are understand and follow all procedures.
    connected to each other so there can be no electric  The pictures below show some examples of good
    discharges between the parts. grounding and bonding practices.
     Grounding means that conductive parts of equipment
    are connected to an electrical ground, preventing electric CCPS PSID Members see Static Spark" and "Static
    discharges to ground. Electricity.“ in Free Search

    Never have ungrounded conductive parts in a system handling flammables!


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