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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Environmental testing simulates the conditions likely to affect operation of a UUT in its intended application. Sometimes, the effectiveness of a test is directly related to the fidelity of the ...

WLTX-TV, Columbia, S.C. Wire mesh will prevent a heat source from getting into the gas can The flame arrestor would cost manufacturers about a nickel to include Consumer Product Safety Commission has ...

Check valves and flashback arrestors are safety devices for protecting workers using oxyfuel cutting and welding equipment. A check valve is a device that is designed to prevent the unintentional ...

Today on Weekly Boiler Tips we explore how premixed burners work, the role of mesh surfaces as flame arrestors, and why adding additional materials can disrupt the burner system's efficiency. Today on ...