Important car owner Info ... Thx Paul C!

Subject: FW: Shell Oil Co. - DO NOT DELETE.. IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
FOR ALL WHO HAVE A CAR...




Please
send this information to ALL your family & friends, especially those
who  have kids in the car with them while pumping gas.
If this
were to happen, they may not be able to get the children out in time.

Shell Oil
Comments  -  A MUST READ...
Safety
Alert
Here are
some reasons why we don't allow cell phones in operating areas, propylene oxide
handling and storage area, propane, gas and diesel refueling areas..



The Shell Oil Company recently issued a warning after three incidents in which
mobile phones (cell phones) ignited fumes during fueling operations.


In the first case, the phone was placed on the car's trunk lid
during fueling; it rang and the ensuing fire destroyed the car and the gasoline
pump.


In the second, an individual suffered severe burns to their face
when fumes ignited as they answered a call while refueling their car!


And in the third, an individual suffered burns to the thigh and
groin as fumes ignited when the phone, which was in their pocket, rang while
they were fueling their car.


You
should know that Mobile Phones can ignite fuel or fumes.  Mobile phones
that light up when switched on or when they ring release enough energy to
provide a spark for ignition.

Mobile
phones should not be used in filling stations, or when fueling lawn mowers,
boat, etc.

Mobile phones should not be used, or should be turned off, around
other materials that generate flammable or explosive fumes or dust, (i.e.,
solvents, chemicals, gases, grain dust, etc.)

To sum it
up, here are the Four Rules for Safe Refueling:

1) Turn
off engine

2) Don't smoke

3) Don't use your cell phone - leave it inside the vehicle or
turn it off

4) Don't re-enter your vehicle during fueling



Bob Renkes of Petroleum Equipment Institute is working on a campaign to try and
make people aware of fires as a result of static electricity at gas pumps. His
company has researched 150 cases of these fires.

His
results were very surprising:



1) Out of 150 cases, almost all of them were women.

2) Almost all cases involved the person getting back into their
vehicle while the nozzle was still pumping gas. When finished, they went back
to pull the nozzle out and the fire started, as a result of a static spark from
their bodies from sliding out of the vehicle .

3) Most
had on rubber-soled shoes.

4) Most
men never get back in their vehicle until completely finished. This is why they
are seldom involved in these types of fires.

5) Don't ever
use cell phones when pumping gas

6) It is
the vapors that come out of the gas that cause the fire, when connected with
static charges.



7) There were 29 fires where the vehicle was re-entered and the nozzle was
touched during refueling from a variety of makes and models. Some resulted in
extensive damage to the vehicle, to the station, and to the customer .



8) Seventeen fires occurred before, during or immediately after the gas cap was
removed and before fueling began.


Mr..
Renkes stresses you should NEVER get back into your vehicle while filling it
with gas. If you absolutely HAVE to get into your vehicle while the gas is
pumping, make sure you get out, close the door TOUCHING THE METAL, before you
ever pull the nozzle out.

This way
the static from your body will be discharged before you ever remove the nozzle.




As I mentioned earlier, companies now are really trying to make the public
aware of this danger.


I ask you
to please send this information to ALL your family and friends, especially
those who have kids in the car with them while pumping gas. If this were to
happen to them, they may not be able to get the children out in time.

Thanks
for passing this
along.

"Treasure today—Tomorrow
might be too late"