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Hazard Alert No 109 - Transport of Portable Flammable Gas Cylinders has been issued because a person received serious burn injuries when an LPG barbeque cylinder kept in a car boot on a hot day (34^oC) for about 1 hour, released gas which was subsequently ignited when the boot door was opened and the boot light came on.

View Hazard Alert No 109 from the link below.

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Hazard Alert No 109
Transport of Portable Flammable Gas Cylinders (PDF 184 kb)

Hazard Alert No 55 - Auto Gas LPG Tank Explosion has been issued to highlight the potential hazards associated with vehicle fires, when the vehicle is fitted with an automotive LPG tank.

View Hazard Alert No 55 from the link below.

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Hazard Alert No 55
Auto Gas LPG Tank Explosion - Potential risk of injury to emergency personnel during vehicle fire. Updated 2 November 2006 (PDF 158 kb)