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I want to relate an incident that happened to an individual. He was filling a small gas can that was inside the bed of his pick-up which has a bed liner in it. The gasoline spontaneously ignited, burning him in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation determined that this was caused by static electricity buildup from the plastic bed liner. I have since learned that this is not uncommon, and in fact there are two technical bulletins out on this. One is from Ford Motor Corp.<\/a> and the other is from Standard Oil Co. The recommendations on both are that you should never fill a gas can in the bed of a truck with a bed liner in it. Place the container on the ground to fill it. The Ford bulletin also stated that placing a rubber mat under the bed liner would alleviate this problem; however, the friend of mine had already done that and the gasoline still ignited. This leaves the only way to fill gas cans is to place them on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chevron USA has reported several instances of metal gas-cans exploding while being filled in the backs of pickup trucks at service stations. In a warning published in Chevron’s Marketing Bulletin 36-1904, Chevron said the insulated effect of the plastic liners found in the back of many pickup trucks prevents the static charge generated by gasoline flowing into a metal can from grounding. As the charge builds, it can create a static spark between the can and the gas nozzle. Chevron is advising that all cans should be placed on the ground away from vehicles and people when being filled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warning – Death\/Accident on Refueling Cans Inside Bed Liners<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My daughter, an electrical engineer who is attending a seminar in Boston this week, called me this AM to have me alert her father of possible death\/injury when fueling a gas can that is sitting in the back of a pickup truck with a bed liner. (We own a truck with a dealer supplied bed liner and have boats, ATVs, and a lawn mower which would mandate fueling a gas can). A flame specialist at this seminar told me that there have been 23 injuries\/deaths because of pickup truck owners fueling a gas can\/tank that is sitting in the back of their pick-up truck without removing it. Apparently the bed liners do not provide a ground and the fuel generates static electricity that can cause the fumes to ignite. This specialist said that there was pressure on the bed liner manufacturers to put a warning label on their product. With the selling of so many pick-ups, of which many customers buy a dealer installed liner, I thought it best to draw attention to this claim for further investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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