2.24 explain the potential dangers of electrostatic charges, e.g when fuelling aircraft and tankers

Problem

As fuel flows out of a filler pipe (the pipe thing that you put in your car, etc), static electricity can build up. This can easily lead to a spark, which can cause a fire in dusty/fumy places.


Solution

Make the nozzle of the filler pipe out of metal so that the charge is conducted away instead of building up (as the building up of electrostatic charge will cause a spark).

It is also good to have earthing straps between a feeling tank and the fuel pipe, to earth the charge, avoiding a build up of the charge.