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What risk does pouring into a non-conductive material (ie. Glass) pose? Would grounding said material have no effect?
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MIT Students making BHO recognize the flow of inflammable non-polar solvent through PTFE hoses generates static electricity that could potentially spark a fire
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Any value to putting a coarse grounded screen - or multiples for that matter - right where pour out occurs? If sparks happen inside the liquid between the PTFE hose and a grounded screen before the pour off spout the environment where the sparks are likely to occur wouldn’t have any oxygen to light off with, no?
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Good ole educational vids, I got a fetish for this kinda shjt
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Just something about those vintage vids brings out the warm n fuzzies. Thanks for sharing. It was a very informative and enlightening video, with a lot of relevant info.
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I love the voice
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It usually doesn’t pose a risk. However, if the conditions of the OP were present, then the shed static electricity could potentially remain on/around the glass vessel, grounding as soon as it came into contact with something conductive, or shedding/sharing static electrons onto the next insulator to come in contact with it.
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God damn…
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Burned right through that galvanized roof, shit must’ve been burning for a while.
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Luckily no one was hurt. My understanding they were able to prevent any equipment from exploding and it was a contained to a fire. Still so upsetting.
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I advice owners of these businesses (unless traditional…or not) to schedule an OSHA-30 class for all its employees working with flammable solvents. Lots of great info on the subject.
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Found a static electricity elimination spray in my cabinet like 10 mins ago.
They still exist. Static Guard Spray 5.5oz 4-Pack
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GBC3KZC/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_AS4PBXSFQGD46BFFM89M
100% on fire training. You can spend an hour on fire extinguisher technique alone. This is so important.
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I use anti static mats to stand on wwhile working. They have different types of mats for grounding needs.
Mayb groumd components in lab as well.
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Yes ma’am, I just recently got my cpr certs too. I think every facility should have a couple of employees who are certified to perform cpr.
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And basic first aid. This is all part of a robust quality program and I’m for it, every bit of it.
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Thanks, I’m filling all my extinguishers with paint now… I never really used them before.
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You should try filling them with flour or powdered milk…
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