In a May 23, 2008, Letter of Interpretation posted to OSHA's Web site Dec. 4, the agency answers questions about the standards that are applicable to handling, using, and storing compressed gas ...

This page contains basic guidelines and rules to help ensure the safe handling and storage of compressed gas cylinders. Mishandled cylinders may rupture violently, release their hazardous contents or ...

This guideline identifies general safety precautions that should be reviewed and followed when dealing with compressed-gas cylinders at Brandeis. The MSDS for specific gases should be reviewed to ...

Research personnel must become familiar with the properties and inherent hazards of the compressed gases used in the laboratory. Compressed gas cylinders contain varying pressures of inert, toxic, ...

Cryogenic liquids are materials with a boiling point of less than – 100 °F (-73 °C); common examples include liquid nitrogen, helium, and argon, and dry ice/alcohol slurries. Cryogenic liquids undergo ...

The PHMSA safety advisory said an investigation indicated Beauchesne Fire Equipment of Attleboro Falls, Mass., marked about 5,900 high-pressure compressed gas cylinders with test dates and Requalifier ...

To provide guidance to departments, principal investigators (PIs), and workplace supervisors regarding purchase, storage, and disposal of pressurized gas cylinders. This guidance applies to laboratory ...

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) is set to introduce bipartisan legislation Wednesday tightening safety standards for imported compressed gas cylinders to align with domestic standards, according to a summary ...

Worthington Enterprises Inc. is urging stakeholders in the pressure cylinder market to heed a safety advisory issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation concerning unsafe cylinders primarily ...

systems comprising one or more pressure vessels of rigid construction, any associated pipework and protective devices the pipework with its protective devices to which a transportable pressure ...

This article is authored by Alexander Enulescu, founder and CEO, Konvegas.

Clinical personnel must become familiar with the properties and inherent hazards of the compressed gases used in patient care areas. Compressed gas cylinders contain varying pressures of inert, toxic, ...