Special Explosion-Proof Lifting Equipment Must Be Used Where VOCs are Present

摘要

Everyone reading this knows that there are fire and explosion hazards wherever finish is being applied. There are many other hazardous environments that may not come to mind until you stop to think. As a young farm boy from Wisconsin, I was well aware of the dangers of grain dust. Back then, all the adults smoked and when I look back, I realize that habit was like walking around with a loaded gun in your hand. Fuel was everywhere and commonly in glass jugs! Every so often, you would hear or read about a silo explosion. Have you ever driven by a refinery and seen a fire atop a chimney? Imagine how volatile that environment is.