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==Air compressors== | ==Air compressors== | ||
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| − | Air compressors can explode violently, leading to severe injury or death. | + | Air compressors can explode violently, leading to severe injury or death. Fatigued or cracked compressor tanks should be discarded and replaced. If one area of a tank is cracked, then common sense suggests that other areas of the tank are also fatigued. |
| − | + | ====Causes of air compressor tank explosions==== | |
| + | The cumulative effects of vibration and expansion/contraction can cause metal fatigue. Also, moisture in the air line can cause rust to form inside the tank, leading to decomposition of the tank. In addition, use of non-OEM oil may cause carbon deposits which can ignite and lead to an internal explosion. | ||
From: [http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/FACE/stateface/ca/05ca010.html CDC.gov] | From: [http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/FACE/stateface/ca/05ca010.html CDC.gov] | ||
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| − | + | ====Anecdotal accounts of air compressor tank explosions==== | |
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| − | Anecdotal accounts of air compressor tank explosions | + | |
*http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=358989 | *http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=358989 | ||
| + | *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/another-compressor-question-162531.html | ||
*http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=30210 | *http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=30210 | ||
| + | ====Standards and safety checklists==== | ||
*[http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9823 OSHA standard for compressed gas and compressed air equipment] | *[http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9823 OSHA standard for compressed gas and compressed air equipment] | ||
*[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-101/chklists/r1n28a~1.htm Air compressor tank self-inspection checklist] | *[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-101/chklists/r1n28a~1.htm Air compressor tank self-inspection checklist] | ||
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