Storing gas can in car

Immediately flush your eye with clean, lukewarm water. Do not rub your eye or put anything in it such as eye drops.

Seek medical assistance as quickly as possible. Does gasoline have an expiration date and how long can it be stored? In general, gasoline should be used within a month of purchase. If you choose to store gasoline and follow proper storage guidelines, the gasoline can be expected to remain of good quality for at least six months. How do I dispose of gasoline?

Check with your local government or hazardous waste disposal center to determine the proper avenues for disposing of spilled gasoline. Place recovered gasoline and cleanup materials in approved, labeled containers for proper disposal. Spilled gasoline or cleaning materials should never be left on the ground or put in your garbage, drains, toilets or sewers. If you do, it might cause a fire, or seep into streams, bays, lakes or your groundwater.

Get more out of every trip Explore our comprehensive list of tips to help you improve fuel efficiency and get more out of every trip. Learn more. FM tests the strength of the spout and carrying handle by applying loads from pounds on the pouring spout, and from pounds on the handle, depending on the size of the can.

Fire Exposure: FM places a gas filled safety can in a large flat pan of water on which one inch of fuel is floated and allowed to burn about eight minutes.

The can must vent internal pressure during the fire exposure and retain the contents without spillage. Flame Arrester: FM checks the flame arrester by passing natural gas through the screen and burning it on the other side.

When the gas is shut off, the flame must not flash back through the arrester. Abuse: FM requires a full can to withstand a three foot drop onto a concrete floor without sufficient damage to cause leakage. Non Metallic Materials: If the can is not made of metal, additional test requirements must be met. The container must be compatible with various flammable liquids, impermeable to gasoline and it must meet puncture resistance requirements.

Do not store gasoline in the basement of your home or in the utility room. The furnace, water heater, clothes dryer or any of several other items could ignite fumes which may leak from the can and travel considerable distances. If you do not have a suitable storage area, consider building a cabinet outside your house for storage or purchasing a commercially available flammable liquid storage cabinet, available from safety equipment suppliers.

In addition, never put gasoline or any other nonfood material in a container which resembles a food container. If you must store the can inside the car, tie it tightly into place so that it cannot move.

Turn the can so that the release valve is facing the back of the car; otherwise, a sudden stop can cause gas to leak out. The trunk of a car is not a good place to carry gas--vented fumes can accumulate. Open a window near the gas can if you are storing the can inside your car; this will allow ventilation for potential fumes.

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