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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: SandDancer on August 01, 2012, 10:17:24 PM

Title: E-Cigarettes
Post by: SandDancer on August 01, 2012, 10:17:24 PM

Has anybody had any reports of fires / uwfs caused by E-cigarettes? trying to get a balanced view on whether they are an acceptable risk in a hospital (Bedding-piped oxygen/ L1 detection).
I must admit i know absolutely nothing about them bar a quicj search on the net  so all views valued  ;D

Title: Re: E-Cigarettes
Post by: Phoenix on August 02, 2012, 01:12:41 AM

Have you been out the country?!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169070/M6-toll-road-terror-alert-traffic-chaos-sparked-FAKE-CIGARETTE-Megabus.html

Stu

Title: Re: E-Cigarettes
Post by: nearlythere on August 02, 2012, 05:52:09 AM

Quote from: Phoenix on August 02, 2012, 01:12:41 AM

Have you been out the country?!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169070/M6-toll-road-terror-alert-traffic-chaos-sparked-FAKE-CIGARETTE-Megabus.html

Stu

I thought plastic ciggys were safe?

Title: Re: E-Cigarettes
Post by: SandDancer on August 02, 2012, 08:43:45 AM

Yep did know about that Phoenix, already got the bomb squad on standby  ;) seriously though has anyone had any issues with E cigs?

took a quick look on the net this morning and came across this

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/Health/article/22967/nhs-fife-bans-e-cigarettes-on-safety-grounds.html

any corroborating evidence on risks gratefully received guys n girls :)

Title: Re: E-Cigarettes
Post by: Tom W on August 06, 2012, 10:27:00 AM

If you can smoke them on planes I doubt very much there is a serious risk.

They are battery powered, I can think of many more risks to concentrate on.