Handling Compressed Gas Safely

(21 min.) There are almost 200 different types of gases contained in gas cylinders. Some examples include atmospheric gases, fuels, refrigerant gases, lab gases, flammable and poison gases to name a few. It's important for your organization to develop, implement, and communicate a compressed gas safety plan to employees. Your safety plan should be designed to create safety awareness of the hazards of working with compressed gas cylinders. The plan should also clearly communicate the organization''s desire to comply with all the pertinent safety standards and regulations. An important part of any safety program is to ensure compliance with the rules.

Topics included in this safety video are: basic safety, hazards to consider, fire and explosion, corrosive gases, chemical poisoning, handling compressed gas cylinders, identification, identifying the substances and approximate precautions, personal protective equipment, gas cylinder storage, cylinder inspection and transportation, working with gas cylinders, gas cylinder, piping and manifold safety, compressed gas emergency training, and general training.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.