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I agree penalties should be the same if not harsher.I believe a stat came out say more people are killed because of texting and driving then drinking and driving.

I don't care about floor mills, I'm in gas, maybe since switches being so dangerous to gas, they should make explosion proof switches and lights in all houses mandatory.

Some trades are over regulated.

Yep, now don't you have a furnace to clean lmao.

You can't argue my stats because they are fact. I have explosion proof lights and switches in my machines. They are a waste of money but they are code so they have to be there, and I run over 3000 psi of gas.

There's a loophole in that law. If your phone is in a phone holder mounted on the dash, you can text with it.

Actually it's not immaterial, you will never get an explosion from with a normal gas leak, because it will not get to the lel. You have no idea how many leaks are in houses, buildings etc. A deliberate explosion will be ignited by a pilot light, or the person will have rigged an ignition source.

I would be more concern about your entire house electrical wiring then just that switch How old is the house, what type of wiring is used. Aluminum if not connected properly can start a fire if the connection becomes loose. This is something I didn't know until recently. It was explained by an...

I've never seen a switch spark when turning on a light switch, in sure like everything else they become faulty. I've even tried to make a switch spark but rapidly turning them on and off, I've used a thermal camera to check any energy released from a switch. Natural gas requires an ignition...

When's the last time you saw a light switch spark like that ?

A switch for a motor is totally different then a light switch. We are suppose to wear a face shield when shutting off a disconnect switch. The spark doesn't have to be big, but has to have enough heat energy to ignite it, and light switches rarely spark. I know about most of the natural gas...

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I don't consider it a know it all attitude, I consider it educating you on something you don't understand.

It's funny this one was mentioned, I just received an email about this explosion. It will be 12 years on Friday that explosion happened.

Spoken like a true noob. That's the problem with techs today, they would rather argue then learn from experience. I'm hoping that TSSA sticks to it's plan to make gas a real trade with a 5 year apprenticeship. I believe it should include basic investigation learning as well.

Your are clueless. I've been in the gas trade for 25 years. No explosion's have been contributed to doorbells, light switches, most have been deliberate and a couple were due to contractor mistakes, which were ignited by pilot lights. I think you need to go back to gas school. Get your G1, then...

The light you see is the initial explosion not a light turning on, look at it again, the light seems to shine too bright and lights the other room.

hate to say it, but they are wrong, that flash isn't a light, it's the initial explosion. It may be possible for a light switch to arc, but unlikely.

AWH, CHS yes, doorbell, light switch, garage door opener doubt it. I've argued this in my explosion investigation courses many times. Chances are so unlikely to be doorbell, garage door opener, or light switch

http://www.cp24.com/news/fatal-scarborough-explosion-caused-by-volatile-ignitable-liquid-ofm-1.2337437