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4-7.2 General Safety - Cont'd.
WARNING
NO SMOKING
Allow no smoking within 100 ft. of any facility or device storing or handling petroleum fuels.
Erect "No Smoking" signs to this effect.
WARNING
MOVING PARTS
Engines and pumps have fast moving parts that can damage hands, feet etc. Take special
care while in operation.
WARNING
HOT ENGINE PARTS
Engine parts, particularly the exhaust system can be very hot and cause severe burns. Do not
touch until engine is shut down and cooled off. Avoid spilling fuel or oil on hot engine parts
which could result in a fire.
WARNING
HOSE WHIP
Weight down free hose ends and loops with sand bags. Leave hose in fuel dispensing area in
a relatively straight stretched-out condition rather than coiled or tangled. Hose may tend to
move rapidly or whip when pressure changes and can injure personnel.
WARNING
VEHICLE ENGINES OFF WHEN
FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL
Vehicle engines must be shut down when filling the vehicle with fuel to minimize the risk of
fire or explosion.
CAUTION
VEHICLE DAMAGE TO HOSE
Install well-covered roadway crossing guards to prevent vehicles from damaging hose.
WARNING
FUEL AIR MIXTURES
Any mixture of fuel vapor or fuel droplets in air is potentially explosive. Air in contact with a
fuel surface is potentially explosive or as a minimum flammable. Treat such conditions as
hazardous and eliminate the cause immediately.
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