§ 5549. Sources of Ignition.

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(a) Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors by open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; radiant heat; or other sources of ignition.
(b) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100^oF (37.8^oC), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle or fill pipe and container are electrically interconnected. This can be accomplished by maintaining metallic contact during filling, by a bond wire between them, or by other conductive path having an electrical resistance not greater than 10⁶ ohms.
(c) See Article 140 for electrical classifications.

HISTORY

1. Amendment of subsection (b) and new Note filed 5-5-2014; operative 5-6-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 19).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

                    
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