To be safe, the carboy would have to be behind a shield strong enough to withstand the breaking force of the expelled glass pieces and sited so as to intercept all potential paths the fragments could take. Not sure if one could possibly a metal trash can for that purpose because it lacks a top and a way to secure it easily to something strong enough. I guess you could make something but an acrylic shield would probably be faster, easier and cheaper. Casting it in Acrylic would, I suspect be much more expensive.

And shielding will protect personnel but it would still be open to criticism if the vendor does not rate the carboy for the maximum possible pressure used.

SO going back to the vendor makes sense to confirm that rating.

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