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Couldnt Believe it (3 posts / 645 views)
carpstar40 carpstar40
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Post #1 29 Apr 2020 09:53
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Just a word of warning, my employees work on large construction sites and I had an email yesterday from Willmott Dixon with new guidance to add to our toolbox talk along with all the other Covid-19 advisories which was based around using alcohol based hand sanitisers.

Basically evidence was given from an Interclass site where upon one operative who had applied said type sanitiser had touched a metal surface before the alcohol content had evaporated, a static electric shock set the alcohol content on fire and the guy ended up with burns and blisters all over his hands.

EDIT- I should add i'm not that stupid to know that Alcohol isn't flammable just that the alcohol content in a santiser would be strong enough for this to happen and something as small as a static shock could ignite it


Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #2 29 Apr 2020 14:05
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In reply to Post #1
Makes sense how it can happen but it's something you wouldn't normally think about.
duggs
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Post #3 29 Apr 2020 17:13
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In reply to Post #2
I've had an acetone soaked cloth go up when the static arced to a socket screw, just a momentary flash and a stink of burnt hair from my hand. Sanitisers are over 60% alcohol so would be very flammable.

I'm actually carrying a pump up spray bottle and loads of water in the van so can wash regularly, my skin couldn't cope with sanitiser that often, my hands looked like a 90 year olds
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