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Fire Extinguisher Disaster.

A customer of mine had a new 6kg powder fire extinguisher in its cardboard box in the back of his van. The fire extinguisher was not installed in its holder as per its instructions. It just slid about in the back of the van bumping about as the van hit pot holes.


Unexpectedly  the extinguisher automatically discharged filling the van with  powder while my customer was driving it. The customer's old dad was in the van at the time as a passenger, and it was difficult getting him out quickly from the powder laden air inside the van. Both men had to attend hospital to be checked over.


A lesson to be learned there I think.


Z.


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  • Former Community Member
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    Just to add to the list of things not to do, then - try and avoid hanging things around your neck and not taking them off when driving


    I've just circulated a few bits for people to use in the safety moment section of any planned meetings - these are cases where keys on a lanyard, and an ID badge on a lanyard were explosively driven into a bowel and a lung respectively following a vehicle collision where the driver airbag deployed


    Stay safe


    OMS
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  • Former Community Member
    0 Former Community Member
    Just to add to the list of things not to do, then - try and avoid hanging things around your neck and not taking them off when driving


    I've just circulated a few bits for people to use in the safety moment section of any planned meetings - these are cases where keys on a lanyard, and an ID badge on a lanyard were explosively driven into a bowel and a lung respectively following a vehicle collision where the driver airbag deployed


    Stay safe


    OMS
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