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Rob Foster

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One of my boys blew himself up,last night, and is in a burns unit for a few days, he will recover. It was not a gas bang , he had an open solvent glue tub open adjacent to,the boiler which he had the casing off, it fired on we think ignited the fumes from the glue pot and
He is where he is now ,glue exploded uck ....anyway that’s what we think
Questions are many....we will find out, answers are be aware in this area of installation etc.
Rob Foster aka centralheatking
 
That's why it says keep away from open flames and use in well ventilated places
 
Hope he mends well.

There are many things we overlook in our trade. I know someone who suffered in a similar way due to the ignition of fumes/vapour from curing expanding foam. This vapour was still present some 24 hours following the use of the foam.
 
Must admit would never have thought expanding foam fumes could be dangerous for so long! Does also make you wander what breathing in these fumes on a regular basis does to our lungs!
 
Update, it’s mainly his hands and one thigh, he will be out for 3 months but should make a full recovery I will not post the graphic pictures Rob Foster aka centralheatking
 
Pickwickpick said:
That's really nice to hear, sadly people like you few and far between, I know too many people who've become near destitute after work place injuries, can be a brutal world out there!
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It’s not me it’s all me and his plumbing mates , we drink together on Friday afternoon etc, in fact we know it will save us money not having to buy his beer They all used to work for/with me most are semi retired now ...centralheatking
 
Many moons ago I was rushed to hospital in an ambulance..... mid service on a back Bermuda back boiler. We had a council contract and was issued compressed air in a tin, but it seemed to contain a flammable gas. I extinguished the flame with the grey knob on a Honeywell valve and started to release the air


WOOF!!!!!

My head was inside a fire ball and swallowed the hot air, I could hardly breathe. The tenant who Rubbish herself called 999 and the paramedics arrived and put me in a mask. I was later released from a and e....... minus eyebrows and lashes
 
RayW said:
Hope your Employees Liability is paid up. The man from RIDDOR will be using thumb-screws.
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Don’t see how, it’s his own fault. Would he of fired up the boiler with petrol nearby..... errr no! So there’s no difference with flammable liquids.

Sometimes we make stupid mistakes
 
Well, I remember back in the day using asbestos rope as a caulking compound in cast iron soil pipes. It was called PC4. As soon as the lid of the container was opened, a huge plume of asbestos dust filled the air, and at that time, we knew nothing about the risks of asbestos. One day we noticed a change of name to the product to PC4AF, with the AF denoting asbestos free. Back then health and safety was virtually non existent.
 
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