Do you wear antistatic gloves when refueling?

Video: Women's self-help refueling guns catch fire

Recently, there was a video with a high click-through rate on the Internet. The video content was a woman using a self-service refueling machine at a gas station. When the clothing gun was pulled out of the fuel tank after finishing the clothing, the oil gun suddenly caught fire. How exactly did a refuelling gun catch fire without any reason? After a period of investigation and analysis, it was known that the static electricity brought by the woman was ignited by the vapor of the gasoline vaporized by the refueling gun, causing the refueling gun to catch fire.

Is this not the case? To this end, the reporter went to a self-service gas station on the Hongdu North Road in Nanchang City. Ms. Hu, a staff member at the gas station, told reporters that it was entirely possible that static electricity would trigger a refueling gun to catch fire. “Especially in the winter, when the air is dry, the static electricity of the body will be more. The gasoline is volatile and flammable. When the gasoline molecule reaches a certain concentration, it may catch fire when it reaches a certain concentration. Static electricity is a threat to gas stations. Yes, we are all wearing static work clothes to work in the refueling area can not just change clothes, is the fear of static electricity, an accident." A gas station staff said.

Current situation: Most drivers do not pay attention to anti-static electricity

So, what is the current driver's awareness of preventing static electricity? The reporter visited several gas stations equipped with self-service tankers in Nanchang and interviewed several citizens who used self-service tankers. When asked if they knew the dangers of static electricity, most people said they did not pay attention. Mr. Yang, who is refueling at a gas station on the Hongdu North Road, told reporters that he had not encountered this situation. He did not know how to eliminate static electricity in the gas station. He only knew that he could not use mobile phones and smoking while refueling. Other problems were not too great. care.

Mr. Sheng, who refueled at a gas station in the Nanchang High-tech Zone, told reporters that he knew there was static discharge equipment in the gas station. However, if he had a hurry, he added it directly, and he would not be too concerned about this matter. However, sometimes the gas station staff will remind him to touch the electrostatic discharger before refueling before refueling.

Investigation: Gas Station Equipped with Electrostatic Discharger

Does the gas station have static discharge equipment? According to a gas station official, with the popularity of private cars, there are more and more citizens handling self-service fueling cards. Self-service refueling stations in gas stations are also equipped with devices to eliminate static electricity. Static button refueling. But many times, some drivers are in a hurry and it is easy to overlook this detail. Always remind us to touch the electrostatic discharger. Reporters saw in the gas station, before the self-service refueling machine, there are always cars come to refuel, the driver get off the car after the familiar card, the data cleared, raise the gun refueling, but rarely go to contact with static elimination equipment.

Reminder: The owner can prepare anti-static gloves

How to prevent static electricity when refueling? Mr. Wu, who works in the gas station of the High-tech Zone, reminded the public to turn off the engine, do not smoke, and not use the mobile phone when refueling at the gas station. When carrying out self-service refueling, the user should touch the hand sign under the dispenser and discharge static electricity. , And then start to raise the gun, refueling gun lightly touch the tank at the mouth to eliminate static electricity, refueling people do not go back to the car, to prevent static electricity again upper body, refueling gun should be as far as possible into the tank mouth, reduce the refueling process of volatile oil mist After the refueling, please wait for a while and wait until there is no excess oil before taking the gun out. Conditional citizens can also wear a pair of anti-static gloves in the car for self-service refueling to ensure absolute safety when refueling.

At the same time, try to avoid wearing polyester fiber, acrylic fiber, and other chemical fiber-type clothes that are easily frictionally charged when refueling.

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