Do all flammables containers require venting to the exterior?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:29 am
Do all flammables containers require venting to the exterior?
It’s simply our job to write it up if we see gas cans where they do not belong. Now, I generally call BS when somebody tells me something "isn't my job," but we have to face facts. I'm not qualified to do brain surgery, are you? I'm not a meteorologist, an astrophysicist, or a barista.
It’s simply our job to write it up if we see gas cans where they do not belong.
Or, more accurately, it’s our job when we are doing a PRE REAC inspection for a client, it’s our job to tell them they are going to lose some points if the inspector sees the gas can, and while we are at it, we tell them that it could pose a hazard… maybe they should look into safer practices. “Read that OSHA poster you hung up in the shop. Ask your Regional Manager to have the person who oversees safety practices give you a call to discuss proper storage of gasoline on the property.” We have to avoid the kind of liability that we could encounter if we advised someone on how to store gas cans and then somebody got badly burnt or died in an explosion.
I don't give advice that could be misconstrued on a topic like how to store gasoline or dynamite, and you should not do so either, unless you are uniquely qualified to do so.