welding steel petrol tank(small leak)

[wyn]

Ahh..... bit diferent on the H&S stuff back then.

 

[madkayaker]

the good old days

 

[wyn]

Know what you mean...used to use common sense then, now it's at least 5 risk assesments, hot work permits etc a day. Needs to be done though....get paid the same, so no worries.

 

[jugs]

Know what you mean...used to use common sense then, now it's at least 5 risk assesments, hot work permits etc a day. Needs to be done though....get paid the same, so no worries.

Yes, but we kill & maim less people now than when we just used common sense, mind you I'm a great believer in natural selection.

 

[wyn]

I think in the last couple of years when things have been getting stricter as regards to permits etc, it has helped. Before it used to be a case of becoming complacent because the particular job had been done a few times before,which can easily lead to things going wrong.

Now that jobs are planned and documented you are much more aware of the potential for accidents.

You also have to look after yourself.....I was once told by various people in charge that i could work on a large machine powered by a large motor running on 3000v (i think) by pushing the emergency stop and just using that to prevent the motor starting Off course to isolate it correctly needed an HV engineer to turn it off and isolate at the HV switch they were charging £200 a time and would have taken an hour or two to get there.

The previous week i had been on an isolation/ lock off course with the people who said it was ok to use the E.stop.

 

[Robotstar5]

Can't beat the good old days when you pulled the fuses and put them in your pocket / bag before working on equipment - the only time I had a problem was when working on a gantry crane and the wind blew it away from the access platform!, had to drop the fuses to someone so we could drive the crane back.

 

[nenenaiad]

Fuel Tank Repair

Hi, A safe way to deal with this is to use a steamer, perhaps one of the decorating types with the steam feed pipe inserted into the fuel tank. The fuel tank should be inverted and be resting on the floor to allow any residues to run out. If you keep topping up the steamer tank and run it for an afternoon, you should find that all the residues have gone.


Regards

Dave

 

[series2]

Pay someone else to fix it, or buy a new one. Both options are cheaper than a funeral.

I had a plastic diesel tank repaired, and was quite surprised when the guy doing the work purged the tank with Argon. When I questioned the practise (and if i'd thought about it, would have been obvious) was told, The plastic welder uses hot air, well above the flash point of diesel, and has an electric motor and heating element!

Recipie for a loud bang!!

 

[TigMeUp]

I been welding fuel tanks for my cars for years and cutting up big fuel tanks as part of my job: I take them out !! and run water in it for a bit add some of your best washing-up liquid,, Sit it in a room and aim a gas heater at it for a bit then let it sit for a week,,,,It works for me....