Cell Phone Awareness Page
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Note: I recently received this e-mail and thought it compelling enough to pass on.
I take no responsibility for its veracity, nor can I dispute it!
I'm not making this up #1.. (cell phone safety)
Note: It appears now, in 2001, that this story has been sufficiently debunked by
several sources (see below). However,
the idea that spurious emissions from an RF source (cell phone) could provoke and
unplanned explosion is a serious
concern. I provide the information below for your intellectual satisfaction. - jk
To: PeopleSoft U.S. Leadership
From: Charles Vianey/Atlanta/IBM@IBMUS
Subject: Cell Phone Safety
I'm not making this up...
Safety Matters - Warning: Cell phone use in gas stations poses
explosion danger
In case you do not know, there was an incident where a driver suffered burns and his car
was
severely damaged when gasoline fumes ignited an explosion while he was talking on his
mobile
phone while standing near the attendant who was pumping the gas.
All the electronic devices in gas stations are protected with explosive
containment devices,
(intrinsically safe) while cell phones are not. READ YOUR HANDBOOK!
Mobile phone makers Motorola, Ericsson, and Nokia, all print cautions in their user
handbooks
that warn against mobile phones in "gas stations, fuel storage sites, and chemical
factories."
Exxon has begun placing "warning stickers" at its gasoline stations. The threat
mobile phones
pose to gas stations and their users is primarily the result of their ability to produce
sparks that
can be generated by the high-powered battery inside the phone.
Please pass this on.
Charles E. Vianey
Business Development Executive, PeopleSoft Practice
IBM Global Services
3200 Windy Hill Road, Mail Drop: WG16B, Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 835-9323, FAX (770) 835-7800
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