INSPECTION OF COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS

INSPECTION OF COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS

 The following things need to be checked before allowing any compressed gas cylinders inside an industry.

• Check whether nozzle cap available on the cylinder.
• Check the bottom of the cylinder & reject the cylinder if any corrosion found on the cylinder/any damages found.
• Check for any dent/crack/fire marks on the body of the cylinder.
• Check for any unauthorized modifications made on the cylinder.
• Look for the next date of hydrostatic testing which is normally marked on the metal ring inserted between the valve and the neck of the cylinder and if the date of testing is on due don't allow the cylinder inside.

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  • Gas cylinder is coded as per the colour coding requirement.
  • Check the cylinder has been labelled with the name of the gas and the name and address of the person by whom the cylinder was filled with gas.
  • Additionally consider any local legal requirements if required like Placing “A warning in the following terms shall be attached to every cylinder containing permanent or liquefiable gas, namely: -

                                “WARNING”

  (i)              Do not change the colour of this cylinder.

  (ii)            This cylinder should not be filled with any gas other than the one it now contains.

  (iii)          No flammable material should be stored in the close vicinity of this cylinder or in the same room in which it is kept”.

  
  

  Check the above said points and comment if any point got missed out.