Gasoline safety
Gasoline is one of the most dangerous substances stored in or around the home.
Remember these important safety tips for using gasoline safely:
- Only purchase enough
for the job at hand; store it in approved containers;
- Don’t store it in the house. Keep it in a detached garage or a storage
shed;
- Never fill up lawnmowers, rototiller or any other piece of machinery
when it is hot. Wait for them to cool before filling;
- Don’t use gasoline for washing automotive parts. The fumes can ignite
from an ignition source that isn’t even close to the area you're
working in;
- Never use gasoline indoors;
- Never use gasoline to start a fire or pour
it on a fire that has already been started. The fire can rush back up the
stream of gas igniting the
container in your hand;
- Don’t try to extinguish a gasoline fire with water. The water will
only spread the fire.
Copyright 1997 Safety Health Publishing Inc.