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sdakers | 07:58 Tue 02nd Jul 2002 | How it Works
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What might happen if you use your mobile in a petrol station?
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The concern is that your mobile's battery can discharge a spark which could ignite any stray fuel, with catastrophic concsequences. The chances of this happening are extremely remote, but who wants to be the one who proves the rule, and gets vaporised in the process!
09:58 Tue 02nd Jul 2002
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What might happen if you use your mobile in a petrol station? When I was a petrol station guy for Esso, I used to stop the pump and run out screaming a horrible noise until people put the phone down because they couldn't hear what they were saying. Refusal to put the phone down can be put to the police for causing danger to the public. The distance away from the pump is detaild in the Petro-chemicals act 1987 and is roughly 3 metres. I'm full of stupid knowledge. Bosco (on the jazz)
12:02 Tue 09th Jul 2002
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Mobile phones are made of plastic, and plastic is one of the highest causes of static electricity,which in itself can cause a spark.The spark can then easily catch the vapour of the fuel.This was told to us by a health and safety executive during our training to become a manager for a Petrol Retail Outlet.
15:21 Mon 27th Sep 2004

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