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Safety Tip of the Week – Bonding and Grounding

Safety Tip of the Week – Bonding and Grounding

 Bonding and Grounding Static electricity is generated by friction or by the quick separation of materials. Walking across a carpet generates static electricity. You can feel the charge as you touch a door handle. The spark produced from this discharge usually contains enough energy to ignite flammable vapors if they...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Bonding and Grounding

Weekly Safety Meeting – Bonding and Grounding

Bonding and Grounding When transferring flammable liquids, it is important that the containers involved are bonded and grounded in order to prevent static electricity from igniting the vapors. Static electricity results from the interaction of dissimilar materials. This can occur when materials are rubbed together, such as walking across carpet...