From: The Honorable Mike Thompson
Sent By:
erin.helling@mail.house.gov
Date: 9/27/2016

Flame Arrestors and Preventable Burn Injuries

Wednesday, September 28

10:00 am – 11:00 am

421 Cannon House Office Building

Interns Welcome

Dear Colleague,

I am pleased to invite you and your staff to attend an important briefing on the critical role flame arrestors can play in preventing devastating burn injuries.

Unprotected vapors from flammable liquids near a flame or ignition source can ignite, causing vapor explosions or flashback fire explosions in a container of burning fuel.
A flame arrestor, a mesh or a thin barrier that allows liquid to pass through but prevents the passage of flame, can prevent this by acting as a barrier and inhibiting flame propagation in containers of flammable liquids.

Unfortunately, there is no requirement that flame mitigation devices be implemented in fuel containers used in homes, labs and schools across the country. Accidents have caused
devastating burn injuries and deaths.

This is a serious public safety concern, and that is why I have introduced HR 5900, the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act. This bill would direct the Consumer Product Safety
Commission to promulgate rules for flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers for flammable liquids.

If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, please contact Erin Helling in my office at (202) 225-3311 or
erin.helling@mail.house.gov.

Sincerely,

MIKE THOMPSON

Member of Congress