Always check you pockets

by ricky robot
(sharon, pa.)

In 1978 I was going to a vocational school for welding. It was an all around three year course, that taught just about everything. We had "a lot" of safety meetings, but one film really sticks out in my memories. It was supposed to be an educational film on I think carbon/arc, but it turned into a safety film when the bic lighter in his shirt pocket exploded. You would think I would quit smoking immediately but I didn’t I just am careful. I always check my pockets before I weld. It only takes one spark to get inside your clothes and it only takes a second to check your pockets. I know I've had to do the spark dance before myself. I wish I could have found the film I think anyone that smokes and welds should see it.