Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety

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Author uses this presentation for Compressed Gas Cylinder TrainingDuring the “what is wrong with this picture” segment. Trainees haverated this segment as the best part of the training.

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety

Subject to damagefrom other activities

inthe vicinity

Cylinder laying in a horizontalposition.

Electrical cord inContact with thecylinder

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Cylinders are not protected from falling. Notethat the Chain is not secured across.

Chain

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1. Cylinder not secured

2. Cylinder should be stored3. Subject to damage. 4. Electrical cord draped over.

ElectricalCord

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1. Small cylinder not tied off

2. Combustibles stored with cylinders

3. Bad housekeeping

4. Acetylene and Oxygen storedtoo close together and no chain.

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1. Cylinder with no valve or cap installed2. Laying horizontal on the ground

3. Subject to damage

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Cylinder is damaged. Should be taken out of service immediately!

Electrical arcdamage

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Cylinder should be in storage protected from damage and not laying on the ground regardless if it is full or empty

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Old, corroded cylinder that should have been disposedof a long time ago.

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1. Cylinders laying on the ground and improperly stored2. Subject to damage from forklift operation in vicinity

Forklift

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1. Feed line exposed to damage/leak that could cause a fire/explosion2. Tripping Hazard

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1. Inadequate housekeeping

2. Valve caps should be installed.

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AcetyleneCylinder

1. Unsecured acetylene cylinder 2. Exposed to damage

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Unsecured cylinders

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Regulator left pressurized after Regulator left pressurized after useuse

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Improper StorageImproper Storage

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Tie Off?Tie Off?

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Improper storage Improper storage of cylinders- of cylinders- acetylene and acetylene and oxygen stored oxygen stored next to each othernext to each other

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Evidence of smoking next to Evidence of smoking next to acetylene cylindersacetylene cylinders

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This cylinder should be taken to storage and housekeeping should be improved.

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Unsecuredcylinder

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Unsecured Cylinder

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Cooking equipmentwithin 20 ftof containers

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TiedNot Tied

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oxy-acetylene torch connectedTo bottles without the torch connected.

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No cap installedNot in use.Should beStored.

Housekeeping

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Cylinder not in usewith regulators stillOn the cylinder Free standing

cylinder

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Free standingcylinder

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Free standing cylinders

Chain

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Cylindertied onlyWith a bungee cord

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Cylinders notSecured properly

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Free standingcylinders

Exposed to damageFrom constructionActivities in area

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Free standingcylinders

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Cylinder laying on its sideCylinder laying on its side

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What a pressurizedWhat a pressurizedContainer can doContainer can doWhen the right amountWhen the right amountof heat is applied. of heat is applied.

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Or, the importance of using Or, the importance of using flashback flashback arrestors on oxy-acetylene carts arrestors on oxy-acetylene carts andandkeeping spark producing keeping spark producing activitiesactivitiesAway From YouAway From You (min 35 ft.) (min 35 ft.).

How not to blow yourself upHow not to blow yourself up

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An Ironworker crew was modifying a temporary structural steel bridgeAn Ironworker crew was modifying a temporary structural steel bridgeusing an Oxygen/Acetylene torch setup on a cart, a portable welder, using an Oxygen/Acetylene torch setup on a cart, a portable welder, and a grinder. Apparently the Acetylene hose developed a leak and and a grinder. Apparently the Acetylene hose developed a leak and ignited during the grinding operationignited during the grinding operation ( (Monday June 18, 2001Monday June 18, 2001))

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The torch setup was not equipped with a “flashback” arrestorThe torch setup was not equipped with a “flashback” arrestorcheck valve and the fire traveled through the hose into thecheck valve and the fire traveled through the hose into thecompressed cylinder.compressed cylinder.

All Oxygen/Acetylene setups musthave a “Flashback” arrestor checkvalve at the regulators, NOT thetorch head, to prevent this type of occurrence. This little device wouldhave prevented this fire.