Editing Diesel engine (section)

==Safety==

===Fuel flammability===

Diesel fuel is less [[flammability|flammable]] than petrol, because its flash point is 55&nbsp;°C,<ref name="vB_2017_1018" /><ref name="vPhilippovich_1939_42" /> leading to a lower risk of fire caused by fuel in a vehicle equipped with a diesel engine.

Diesel fuel can create an explosive air/vapour mix under the right conditions. However, compared with petrol, it is less prone due to its lower [[vapor pressure|vapour pressure]], which is an indication of evaporation rate. The Material Safety Data Sheet<ref name="Ultra low sulfur diesel" /> for ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel indicates a vapour explosion hazard for diesel fuel indoors, outdoors, or in sewers.

===Cancer===
[[Diesel exhaust]] has been classified as an [[List of IARC Group 1 carcinogens|IARC Group 1 carcinogen]]. It causes [[lung cancer]] and is associated with an increased risk for [[bladder cancer]].<ref name="PRDEE">{{Cite web |title=IARC: Diesel Engine Exhaust Carcinogenic |url=https://www.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pr213_E.pdf/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912080023/http://press.iarc.fr/pr213_E.pdf |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |access-date=June 12, 2012 |publisher=International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) |format=Press release |quote=June 12, 2012 – After a week-long meeting of international experts, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO), today classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for bladder cancer |df=mdy}}</ref>

===Engine runaway (uncontrollable overspeeding)===
See [[diesel engine runaway]].