Safety information profile: compressed gas cylinders charging and handling.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Allcott GA
• Description:
  A safety information profile is presented for the handling and charging of compressed gas cylinders (SIC-1389). Four gases are used for illustration: nitrogen (7727379), oxygen (7782447), acetylene (74862), and chlorine (7782505). Cylinder filling and utilization processes are described, potential health and safety hazards are outlined, and hazards related to the use of each gas are reviewed. Existing controls are presented, and some accident and illness data are included. A related study is cited. Industry trends are discussed, and extensive federal standards are outlined. A list of names and addresses of industry associations and other interested parties is provided. It is concluded that most injuries result from noncompliance with existing regulations and established good practices. Regulations for cylinder valve maintenance and testing are recommended, together with a simplification of existing standards. Additional data are included on stolen cylinders, nonenforcement of Department of Transportation regulations, accident reports, and cylinder repairs.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident-statistics Chemicals-and-allied-products Contract-210-78-0130 Industrial-equipment Industrial-hazards Industrial-operations Industrial-processes NIOSH-Contract Safety-equipment Safety-practices Safety-programs

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-63
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091523
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1979 Apr; :1-63
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitrogen (CAS RN 7727-37-9) ; Oxygen (CAS RN 7782-44-7) ; Acetylene (CAS RN 74-86-2) ; Chlorine (CAS RN 7782-50-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1389 - Oil and gas field services, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a4df31933123e70efd9b5f0bbdfba1fa63d65c0a7cdd5fb8fdb5b8817b84441e0a11d4ddf3831d4661030a6116039a2c31850de1700a4bf3cd80372c72618ec9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178913/cdc_178913_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.26 MB ]