Updated Compressed Gas Safety Guidance Issued

The British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has recently updated a number of their guidance notes and technician information sheets.

Updated guidance includes:

• Guidance Note 40, ‘Medical Gases. Quality Management System Corrective and Preventive Actions. Revision 1: 2024’. This guidance provides information about quality management systems for companies manufacturing and distributing medical gases. The document provides information about corrective and preventive actions.
• Guidance Note 8, “Catalogue of gas container marks used by BCGA members and their Inspection Bodies. Revision 7: 2024,” which lists the recognised gas container marks used by BCGA members and their Inspection Bodies.
• Technician Information Sheet 18 “Date marking of gas accessories. Revision 4: 2024” this identifies the different date marking systems used by some BCGA members.
• Technician Information Sheet 32, ‘Acetylene of propane (for welding, cutting, and allied processes). Revision 3: 2024’. The document includes information about the properties of acetylene and propane to help readers choose the correct fuel gas for them when welding or cutting.
• Technician information Sheet 37, ‘Medical Gases. Gas Cylinder Cleanliness Standards. Revision 3: 2024’. This document focusses on the methods for cleaning the external surfaces of medical gas cylinders or to return a cylinder in protective packaging. The document does not cover the internal condition of cylinders.

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