Incident Report

Subject:     Mobil Phones - Ignition Potential (Negligible)                               

Date of Email reporting Incident:   Tue 08/07/2003 21:30

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Mobil Phones - Ignition Potential (Negligible)

Thanks to Dr Mark Scanlon for the pdf article on the recent 'Can mobile phone communications ignite petroleum vapour?' seminar at which  Richard Coates (JOIFF Member/Director) was one of the presenters. I was at the event in London which was an eye opener and quashed many rumours which have emanated about mobile phones being the cause of numerous ignitions at petrol/gas stations.The full seminar proceedings can be purchased below.Dr Mark Scanlon, Technical Manager - Safety, Energy Institute (formerly The Institute of Petroleum),  www.petroleum.co.uk  www.energyinst.org.uk