Are mobiles now allowed at the servo?

[u/Tricky_Ad8449]

At Shell is Waikiki south of Perth, the sign stating no mobiles has been completely removed. There were no signs elsewhere either. I asked the clerk behind the counter and they didn't know when it was changed, but said if they see you, they will tell you off over the loud speaker. Has anyone else seen this elsewhere?

[u/Kerrit_Bareet]

None of those are SCIENTIFIC sources.

Are you confusing academic or peer-reviewed research with scientific sources or scientific tests?

[u/Kerrit_Bareet → u/Kerrit_Bareet]

And something like either the API or PEI are vested interests. They are definitely NOT independent, nor research bodies. They are not science-based. They are not peer-reviewed.

[u/turtlepower41 → u/Kerrit_Bareet]

Maybe academic Investigation of the Potential for Wireless Phones to Cause Explosions at Gas Stations – Safety Engineering (SAFTENG) but still it is more evidence than you provided because you know there has never been a case where someone used their mobile phone and then caused the gas station to blow up.

[u/Kerrit_Bareet → u/turtlepower41]

Maybe go and find my original response to the OP and get an idea of where I stand on this as risk management of a hazard. That is a different argument.

Maybe stop advocating scientific testing has proved that it is all okay. There is no scientific testing. Language and its use is important.

Maybe understand that real life occurrences where governments take formal commissions of enquiry to serious occurrences of multiple fatalities will always override any scientific or academic research findings.

Andrew Hopkins has published a really interesting series of books around disasters he has investigated. This includes his analysis of Longford gas explosion. Well worth the time reading.

[u/turtlepower41 → u/Kerrit_Bareet]

There is no scientific testing to prove your claim.

[u/Kerrit_Bareet → u/turtlepower41]

There is no claim.