Fuel for thought
Fires and explosions due to the careless handling of petrol during vehicle maintenance continue to occur throughout the motor vehicle repair and maintenance sector. Allister Smith explains how such risk can be minimised
Every year it is estimated there are 120,000 mis-fuelling incidents, not to mention all the other cases requiring vehicle tanks to be drained. Of course, it is inevitable that petrol spillages are a
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