Fire Hose Storage

The storage tank is above the surface by three feet. To unload the fuel pump and hoses must be used.

Ask yourself a legal answer or morala Normally, we do not neglect when we talk about moral issues, but to some extent the same arguments apply.

Negligence is a term and as most terms have a definition. The definition may have elements and definition of these elements may change over time and from place to place. These concepts are legal terms which are assigned to them and you can get a bit of an overview of the wiki article below.

Although it has not been negligent in doing something in 1940 standards may change and the same could be considered negligence today.

There is also the question of cause and effect. You may have heard of the butterfly effect: the idea that the killing of a butterfly at one point former could annihilate mankind. Is it just a driver's negligencea Could a car manufacturer be negligenta What part of a manufacturer or supplier or shipper or a minora At some point one could almost say that the effect is unpredictable.

And then there is a careful examination of the facts. You must be very careful not to assume anything. For example, a pump would not, in your example, no, "should be used." In contrast, the entire tank car could be lifted as vehicles used in airports for aircraft service. The container can be emptied into the fixed. A pump can not be the current standard. A current standard is not usually "the only way."

There are many facts not to disclose that might be relevant. Has been trained operator for the equipment he useda Was it used correctlya In addition to training there was an event or situation which could reasonably anticipate may be a problema Why pump ignited in this case, when they are not generallya The material was, as the pump in good conditiona The cabin was too close to the deal to be surea

You have not really said what "makes" you speak. Building the tank, pump or the cabina. Operating from the equipmenta. The fuel formulation and corresponding to the pumpa

There are legal issues and there are facts. You do not say if the facts must be supported. The facts here are not clear enough to render a legal opinion, a case of negligence has been established, but I hope I have clarified matters for you, to some extent.