PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-744

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 744

NOVEMBER 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-744 - Page 27 of 33
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PS 744
NOV 14
For
more
safety
information, visit the U.S.
Army Combat Readiness/
Safety Center website:
touch:
Feel the number
of handles and the
shape of the cap.
Sight:
See the number of handles
and the FUEL or WATER label.
Hearing:
Listen when you unscrew the cap.
A fuel can has pent-up vapors and
will always make a
hissing
sound.
smell:
Smell for
fuel odor.
Similarities
Differences
Fuel cans
Label
Cap
Handle
Labeled FUEL
Smooth on top.
Retaining strap
fixed to its center.
Has three handles
Water cans
Labeled WATER
Has two small caps within the
larger cap: one for the breather,
another for the pouring spout.
Has one handle
Fuel and
Water Cans…
Riddle of the Cans
Here’s a
riddle
for you:
What two
different
items are
basically the same size, shape
and color and have a big ol’ X
stamped into their plastic?
Let’s see…
same size,
shape, color,
big X. Gee, I
dunno. What?
A
fuel
can and
a
water
can.
whu—!?
Where’d
that X
come
from?
A 5-gal fuel can
looks similar to a
5-gal water can. if
you’re
not
paying
attention, you
might
mistake
one
can for the other.
And that could
lead to
trouble.
water!
is
that
my
name?
Trouble that includes
damaged equipment, lost
property and third-
degree burns. So, play
it
safe.
Learn to tell the
cans apart.
Outwardly, fuel and water
cans
differ
in
three ways…
…by the
labels, caps
and
handles.
Get to know all
three.
Here’s
how fuel
and water
cans are
alike.
We
both have
the
same
size
and
basically
the
same
shape.
That’s
your cue,
water can.
And
we
have a big X
stamped into
our plastic
surface. Both
of us come in
olive drab and
sand colors.
Remember
to use your
senses
to
tell the
difference
between us
cans…
And
that’s
how you tell
us fuel and
water cans
apart!
water can has
one handle
water can has
two small
caps within larger cap
fuel can has
three handles
fuel can cap
is
smooth on top,
with
retaining strap
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