According to federal regulations (33 CFR 183.505), marine carburetors and fuel-injection systems must have a flame arrester installed to prevent a backfire from igniting fuel vapor in the engine ...

The portable plastic gas can industry has for the first time publicly released test results showing that explosions may be preventable if the cans include safety devices called flame arresters. As NBC ...

In the petrochemical and mining sectors, combustible gases create hazards of fire and explosion. Flame arresters, to prevent such disasters rely on heat loss or radical quenching to function. Channel ...

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - A number of red plastic consumer gas cans are made without a small device in the container's spout that could make them more safe. The device is a small piece of mesh screen ...

The most important immediate response to any outbreak of fire is a quick reaction to prevent it from spreading. Nowhere is this more important than in the context of industry, where a single unchecked ...

In response to an NBC News investigation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday called for manufacturers to add flame arresters to plastic gas cans to help prevent gas vapors from ...

August 22, 2011- Dubai, UAE - ERGIL Group, a worldwide leader in engineering, construction and manufacturing for oil, gas, water, chemical and petrochemical industries is proud to announce that it has ...

One way to guard against the phenomenon is by having a flame arrester — plastic or wire mesh that absorbs heat from a container and prevents fire from travelling inside — on fuel containers, said ...