Friday, July 22, 2011

Compressed Gas Association Standards and Specifications - CGA 2011 - New/Revised Publications: G-4.11 ; G-5.3 ; P-2.5 ; P-40 ; P-44 ; P-45 ; PS-6 ; SB-9 ; V-7.1



Compressed Gas Association Standards and Specifications




CGA New/Revised Publications

G-4.11, Reciprocating Compressors for Oxygen Service
G-5.3, Commodity Specification for Hydrogen
P-2.5, Transfilling of High Pressure Gaseous Oxygen Used for Respiration
P-40, Calculation Method for the Analysis and Prevention of Overpressure During Refilling of Cryogenic Tanks with Rupture Disk(s)
P-44, Selection of Personal Protective Equipment
P-45, Fire Hazards of Oxygen and Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres
PS-6, Securing Compressed GAs Cylinders from Falling at Gas Manufacturers' and Distributors' Facilities and Users' Sites
SB-9, Recommended Practice for the Outfitting and Operation of Vehicles Used in the Transportation and Transfilling of Liquid Oxygen Used for Respiration
V-7.1, Standard Method of Determining Cylinder Valve Outlet Connections for Medical Gases

Standards and Specifications  

IDTitle
 C-1 Methods for Pressure Testing Compressed Gas Cylinders
 C-3 Standards for Welding on Thin-Walled, Steel Cylinders
 Reaffirmed 2011
 C-5 Wall Stress Requalification Criteria for High Pressure Seamless Steel Cylinders
 C-6 Standards for Visual Inspection of Steel Compressed Gas Cylinders
 C-6.1 Standards for Visual Inspection of High Pressure Aluminum Compressed Gas Cylinders
 C-6.2 Guidelines for Visual Inspection and Requalification of Fiber Reinforced High Pressure Cylinders
 C-6.3 Guidelines for Visual Inspection and Requalification of Low Pressure Aluminum Compressed Gas Cylinders
 Reaffirmed 2005
 C-6.4 Methods for External Visual Inspection of Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) and Hydrogen Vehicle (HV) Fuel Containers and Their Installations
 C-6.1F Normes Concernant L'inspection Visuelle des Bouteilles à Gaz Haute Pression en Aluminum (C-6.1 French)
 C-6.3F Recommandations concernant l’inspection visuelle et la requalification des bouteilles à gaz basse pression en aluminium (C-6.3 French)
 1999 Edition/Reaffirmed 2005
 C-7 Guide to the Preparation of Precautionary Labeling and Marking of Compressed Gas Containers
 C-8 Standard for Requalification of DOT-3HT, CTC-3HT, and TC-3HTM Seamless Steel Cylinders
 Reaffirmed 2010
 C-9 Standard Color Marking of Compressed Gas Containers for Medical Use
 Reaffirmed 2008
 C-10 Recommended Procedures for Changes of Gas Service for Compressed Gas Cylinders
 C-11 Recommended Practices for Inspection of Compressed Gas Cylinders at Time of Manufacture
 C-12 Qualification Procedure for Acetylene Cylinder Design
 C-13 Guidelines for Periodic Visual Inspection and Requalification of Acetylene Cylinders
 C-14 Procedures for Fire Testing of DOT Cylinder Pressure Relief Device Systems
 Reaffirmed 2010
 C-15 Procedures for Cylinder Design Proof and Service Performance Tests
 C-16 CGA Registration Program for Cylinder Owner Symbols
 C-16.1 CGA Cylinder Owner's Registration Symbols and Company Names
 C-17 Methods to Avoid and Detect Internal Gas Cylinder Corrosion
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 62/05
 C-18 Methods for Acoustic Emission Requalification of Seamless Steel Compressed Gas Tubes
 C-19 FRP-3—Guideline for Filament-Wound Composite Cylinders with Nonloadsharing Liners
 C-20 Methods for Ultrasonic Examination of Metallic, DOT and TC 3-Series Gas Cylinders and Tubes
 C-21 Design, Qualification, and Testing of Pressure Vessels for Portable, Reversible Metal Hydride Systems
 C-5F Contraintes de rejet lors de la requalification des bouteilles à gaz a haute pression en acier sans soudure (C-5 French)
 C-8F Norme sur la Requalification des Bouteilles en Acier sans Soudure DOT-3HT, CTC-3HT et TC-3HTM, 2005 edition (C-8 French)
 E-1 Standard for Rubber Welding Hose and Hose Connections for Gas Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes
 E-2 Hose Line Check Valve Standards for Welding and Cutting
 Reaffirmed 2004, 1997
 E-3 Low Pressure Pipeline Station Outlet/Regulator Inlet Connection Standard
 E-4 Standard for Gas Pressure Regulators
 E-5 Torch Standard
 E-6 Standard for Hydraulic Type Pipeline Protective Devices as Required by NFPA 51
 E-7 Medical Gas Pressure Regulators, Flowmeters, and Orifice Flow Selectors
 E-8 Gas Flowmeters
 E-9 Standard for Flexible, PTFE-Lined Pigtails for Compressed Gas Service
 E-10 Maintenance of Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems in Health Care Facilities
 E-11 Stationary Compressed Gas Cylinder Discharging Manifolds for Working Pressures up to 3000 psig
 E-14 Maximum Leakage Rates (Gas Tightness) of Equipment Used for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes
 Reaffirmed 2007
 E-15 Periodic Service Program for Industrial Gas Regulators
 E-16 Compressed Gas Check Valves up to 3000 psig
 E-17 Hose Line Quick-Connect Couplings for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes
 E-18 Medical Gas Valve Integrated Pressure Regulators
 G-1 Acetylene
 G-1.1 Commodity Specification for Acetylene
 G-1.2 Acetylene Metering and Piping
 G-1.5 Carbide Lime: Its Value and Uses
 Reaffirmed 2008
 G-1.6 Recommended Practices for Mobile Acetylene Trailer Systems
 G-1.7 Standard for Storage and Handling of Calcium Carbide in Containers
 G-1.8 Guidelines for the Operation and Closure of Carbide Lime Ponds
 G-1.9 Recommended Practices for Maintaining the Proper Solvent Level in Acetylene Cylinders
 G-2 Anhydrous Ammonia
 G-2.1 American National Standard Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia (ANSI K61.1)
 G-2.2 Guideline Method for Determining Minimum of 0.2% Water in Anhydrous Ammonia
 Reaffirmed 1997
 G-3 Sulfur Dioxide
 G-4 Oxygen
 G-4.1 Cleaning Equipment for Oxygen Service
 G-4.3 Commodity Specification for Oxygen
 G-4.4 Oxygen Pipeline Systems
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 13/02.
 G-4.6 Oxygen Compressor Installation and Operation Guide
 G-4.7 Installation Guide for Stationary, Electric-Motor-Driven, Centrifugal Liquid Oxygen Pumps
 G-4.8 Safe Use of Aluminum-Structured Packing for Oxygen Distillation
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 701/04
 G-4.9 Safe Use of Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchangers for Producing Pressurized Oxygen
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 145/08 (Formerly EIGA Doc 702/04)
 G-4.10 Design Considerations to Mitigate the Potential Risks of Toxicity When Using Nonmetallic Materials in High Pressure Oxygen Breathing Gas Systems
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 73/08
 G-4.11 Reciprocating Compressors for Oxygen Service
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 10/09
 G-5 Hydrogen
 G-5.3 Commodity Specification for Hydrogen
 G-5.4 Standard for Hydrogen Piping Systems at User Locations
 G-5.5 Hydrogen Vent Systems
 Reaffirmed 2007
 G-5.6 Hydrogen Pipeline Systems
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 121/04
 G-5.7 Carbon Monoxide and Syngas Pipeline Systems
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 120/04
 G-5.8 High Pressure Hydrogen Piping Systems at Consumer Locations (Superseded by G-5.4)
 Superseded by G-5.4
 G-6 Carbon Dioxide
 G-6.1 Standard for Insulated Liquid Carbon Dioxide Systems at Consumer Sites
 G-6.2 Commodity Specification for Carbon Dioxide
 G-6.3 Carbon Dioxide Cylinder Filling and Handling Procedures
 G-6.4 Safe Transfer of Liquefied Carbon Dioxide in Insulated Cargo Tanks, Tank Cars, and Portable Containers
 G-6.5 Standard for Small, Stationary, Insulated Carbon Dioxide Supply Systems
 G-6.6 Standard for Elastomer-Type Carbon Dioxide Bulk Transfer Hose
 G-6.7 Safe Handling of Liquid Carbon Dioxide Containers That Have Lost Pressure
 G-6.8 Transfilling and Safe Handling of Small Carbon Dioxide Cylinders
 G-6.9 Dry Ice
 G-6.10 Flammable Gases and/or Oxygen Contamination in Carbon Dioxide Feed Gas
 G-6.11 Concentration of Impurities in Bulk Carbon Dioxide Storage Tanks at Customer Sites
 G-7 Compressed Air for Human Respiration
 G-7.1 Commodity Specification for Air
 G-8.1 Standard for Nitrous Oxide Systems at Customer Sites
 G-8.2 Commodity Specification for Nitrous Oxide
 G-9.1 Commodity Specification for Helium
 G-10.1 Commodity Specification for Nitrogen
 G-11.1 Commodity Specification for Argon
 Reaffirmed 2008
 G-12 Hydrogen Sulfide
 G-13 Storage and Handling of Silane and Silane Mixtures (an American National Standard)
 Approved as an American National Standard on 8/16/06. Formerly P-32, First Edition.
 G-14 Nitrogen Trifluoride
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 92/10
 G-15 Fluorine and Fluorine Mixtures with Inert Gases
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 140/10
 G-16 Arsine
 Harmonized with AIGA 050/08,
JIMGA T-S/36/08
 H-1 Service Conditions for Portable, Reversible Metal Hydride Systems
 H-2 Guidelines for the Classification and Labeling of Hydrogen Storage Systems with Hydrogen Absorbed in Reversible Metal Hydrides
 Reaffirmed 2010
 H-3 Cryogenic Hydrogen Storage
 H-4 Terminology Associated with Hydrogen Fuel Technologies
 H-5 Installation Standards for Bulk Hydrogen Supply Systems
 M-1 Guide for Medical Gas Supply Systems at Consumer Sites
 M-2 General Guide for the Manufacturer of Medical Gases Classified as Drugs
 M-3 Guide for the Manufacturer of Bulk Medical Gases
 M-5 Guide for Home Respiratory Care Firms Filling or Distributing Liquid Oxygen USP
 M-6 Guideline for Analytical Method Validation
 M-7 Guideline for Qualifying Suppliers Used by Medical Gas Manufacturers and Distributors
 M-8 Guideline for the Manufacturer of Calibration Gas Standards Used to Analyze Medical Gases
 M-9 Maintaining Bulk Gas Supplier Fingerprint Analysis at Compressed Medical Gas Filling Facilities
 M-10 Guide to Food Gas Regulations and Industry Practices
 M-11 Compliance with the Quality Systems Approach to Pharmaceutical CGMPs Guidance
 M-12 Investigating Out-of-Specification Test Results for Medical Gas Manufacturing
 M-13 Certifying Third-Party Testing Laboratories
 M-14 Bulk Liquid Oxygen and Bulk Liquid Nitrogen Trailer Change of Grade
 P-1 Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Containers
 P-2 Characteristics and Safe Handling of Medical Gases
 P-2.5 Transfilling of High Pressure Gaseous Oxygen Used for Respiration
 P-2.6 Transfilling of Liquid Oxygen Used for Respiration
 P-2.7 Guide for the Safe Storage, Handling, and Use of Small Portable Liquid Oxygen Systems in Health Care Facilities
 P-5 Suggestions for the Care of High Pressure Air Cylinders for Underwater Breathing
 P-6 Standard Density Data, Atmospheric Gases and Hydrogen
 P-7 Standard for Requalification of Cargo Tank Hose Used in the Transfer of Carbon Dioxide Refrigerated Liquid
 P-8 Safe Practices Guide for Cryogenic Air Separation Plants
 P-8.1 Safe Installation and Operation of PSA and Membrane Oxygen and Nitrogen Generators
 P-8.2 Guideline for Validation of Air Separation Unit and Cargo Tank Filling for Oxygen USP and Nitrogen NF
 P-8.3 Perlite Management
 P-8.4 Safe Operation of Reboilers/Condensers in Air Separation Units
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 65/99
 P-8.5 The Impact of Ambient Air Contaminants on Validation Requirements for the Air Separation Process
 Reaffirmed 2009
 P-8.6 Unmanned Air Gas Plants—Design and Operation
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 132/05
 P-9 The Inert Gases: Argon, Nitrogen, and Helium
 P-11 Metric Practice Guide for the Compressed Gas Industry
 P-12 Safe Handling of Cryogenic Liquids
 P-15 Filling of Industrial and Medical Nonflammable Compressed Gas Cylinders
 P-16 Recommended Procedures for Nitrogen Purging of Tank Cars
 P-17 Procedures for Pneumatic Retesting of Cargo and Portable Tanks
 P-18 Standard for Bulk Inert Gas Systems (an American National Standard)
 Approved as an American National Standard on 12/5/06.
 P-19 CGA Recommended Hazard Ratings for Compressed Gases
 P-20 Standard for Classification of Toxic Gas Mixtures
 P-21 Guidelines for the Development of Pre-trip Inspection Checklist and Reports for MC-338, TC-338, TC-341, and CGA-341 Cargo Tanks
 P-22 The Responsible Management and Disposition of Compressed Gases and their Cylinders
 P-23 Standard for Categorizing Gas Mixtures Containing Flammable and Nonflammable Components
 P-24 Guide to the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets
 P-25 Guide for Flat-Bottomed LOX/LIN/LAR Storage Tank Systems
 P-26 Guidelines for Inspection and Repair of MC-330 and MC-331 Anhydrous Ammonia Cargo Tanks (formerly TB-2)
 Reaffirmed 2009
 P-27 Recommended Hose Management Practice for Uninsulated Stainless Steel Cryogenic Cargo Tank Hose
 P-28 Risk Management Plan Guidance Document for Bulk Liquid Hydrogen Systems
 P-29 Application of OSHA PSM and EPA RMP to the Compressed Gas Industry
 P-30 Portable Cryogenic Liquid Containers--Use, Care, and Disposal
 P-31 Liquid Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Argon Cryogenic Tanker Loading System Guide
 P-34 Safe Handling of Ozone-Containing Mixtures Including the Installation and Operation of Ozone-Generating Equipment
 Reaffirmed 2007
 P-35 Guidelines for Unloading Tankers of Cryogenic Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Argon
 Reaffirmed 2006
 P-36 The Safe Preparation of Gas Mixtures
 Reaffirmed 2007
Harmonized with EIGA Doc 39/01
 P-37 Good Environmental Management Practices for the Compressed Gas Industry
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 88/08
 P-38 Guidelines for Devalving Cylinders
 P-39 Oxygen-Rich Atmospheres
 P-40 Calculation Method for the Analysis and Prevention of Overpressure During Refilling of Cryogenic Tanks with Rupture Disk(s)
 P-41 Locating Bulk Storage Systems in Courts
 P-42 Recommended Hose Management Practice for Compressed Gas Transfer Hoses
 P-44 Selection of Personal Protective Equipment
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 136/09
 P-45 Fire Hazards of Oxygen and Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 04/09.
 P-50 Site Security Standard
 P-51 Transportation Security Standard for the Compressed Gas Industry
 P-52 Security Standard for Qualifying Customers Purchasing Compressed Gases
 P-53 Security Code Top Screen
 P-55 U.S. Environmental Regulations Inventory for Industrial Gas Operations
 P-56 Cryogenic Vaporization Systems—Prevention of Brittle Fracture of Equipment and Piping
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 133/05
 P-57 Avoidance of Failure of Carbon Monoxide and of Carbon Monoxide/Carbon Dioxide Mixtures Cylinders
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 95/07
 P-59 Prevention of Overpressure During Filling of Cryogenic Vessels
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 151/08
 P-60 Guidelines for the Use of the North American Industrial Classification System and the Standard Industrial Classification Indices
 P-61 Ergonomic Guidelines for the Industrial and Medical Gas Industry
 P-1F Manutention Securitaire des Gaz Comprimes en Contenants, 2008 edition (P-1 French)
 S-1.1 Pressure Relief Device Standards-Part 1-Cylinders for Compressed Gases
 S-1.2 Pressure Relief Device Standards-Part 2-Portable Containers for Compressed Gases
 S-1.3 Pressure Relief Device Standards-Part 3-Stationary Storage Containers for Compressed Gases
 S-7 Method for Selecting Pressure Relief Devices for Compressed Gas Mixtures in Cylinders
 S-8 Recommendations to Minimize Hazards of CG-7 Pressure Relief Valves and Ancillary Devices for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinders
 V-1 Standard for Compressed Gas Cylinder Valve Outlet and Inlet Connections
 Includes:
Amendment 1 as of 3/3/06
Amendment 2 as of 9/29/09
 V-5 Diameter Index Safety System (Noninterchangeable Low Pressure Connections for Medical Gas Applications)
 V-6 Standard Bulk Refrigerated Liquid Transfer Connections
 1/19/2010 - Corrections made to Nitrous Oxide drawings Connection No. N2O-10 and Connection No. N2O-15.
 V-6.1 Standard Carbon Dioxide Transfer Connections (superseded by V-6)
 Superseded by V-6, Standard Bulk Refrigerated Liquid Transfer Connections
 V-7 Standard Method of Determining Cylinder Valve Outlet Connections for Industrial Gas Mixtures
 V-7.1 Standard Method of Determining Cylinder Valve Outlet Connections for Medical Gases
 V-9 Compressed Gas Association Standard for Compressed Gas Cylinder Valves
 V-10 High Pressure Gas Trailer Connections
 V-11 General Guidelines for the Installation of Valves into High Pressure Aluminum Alloy Cylinders
 V-12 Leak Detection Fluids Use with Gas Cylinder Packages
 Harmonized with EIGA Doc 78/08


Thursday, July 21, 2011

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS): Fourth Revised Edition (ISBN: 9789211170429) / Publication Date: June, 2011 \ (also available in French, Spanish)

Fourth revised edition
ISBN: 9789211170429
Format: Paperback
Release Date: June, 2011
(also available in French, Spanish)
568 page(s), 8.25x11.5
Binding: Paperback
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is also know as the "Purple Book".

This fourth revised edition of the GHS contains various new or revised provisions concerning, inter alia, new hazard categories for chemically unstable gases and non-flammable aerosols; further rationalization of precautionary statements, and further clarification of some of the criteria to avoid differences in their interpretation.

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) has been developed through cooperation between the International Labour Office (ILO), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations on the basis of a mandate given in Agenda 21 by the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The GHS addresses classification of chemicals by types of hazard and proposes harmonized hazard communication elements, including labels and safety data sheets. It aims at ensuring that information on physical hazards and toxicity from chemicals be available in order to enhance the protection of human health and the environment during the handling, transport and use of these chemicals. It provides a basis for harmonization of rules and regulations on chemicals at national, regional and worldwide level. This fourth revised edition of the GHS contains various new or revised provisions concerning, inter alia, new hazard categories for chemically unstable gases and non-flammable aerosols.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

ASSE Standards [ Aerial Work Platforms - Construction & Demolition Standards (A10) - Machine Guarding Standards (B11) - Slip & Trip Prevention (A1264) - OSHA Standards - Safety Practices, Procedures, & Training - Safety Management - Risk Management - Personal Protective Equipment - Fall Protection/Arrest (Z359) ] - American Society of Safety Engineers

Aerial Work Platforms


Construction & Demolition Standards (A10)



Machine Guarding Standards (B11)



Slip & Trip Prevention (A1264)


OSHA Standards


Safety Practices, Procedures, & Training


Safety Management


Risk Management


Personal Protective Equipment


Fall Protection/Arrest (Z359)