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Praising our members
The Safety Advisory Council (SAC) would like to thank the members of AHG-16.1 SEVESO, Lucian Bataila, Gabriele Damilano , Christina Fry, Oliver Herms, Jernej Jenko, Enrico Mauri and Lone Thomsen for the review of EIGA document 60.
They have invested time and energy in reviewing the text, the appendices and relevant incidents to come up with an up to date version of the document, including a new appendix providing an industry-wide list of example accidents and incidents from which industry lessons can be identified.
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2024 EIGA facts and figures
The latest figures are available on the website.
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BN 23/25 - Gas Cylinders in the Circular Economy - Promoting the Use of Reusable Packaging
(EIGA Members' area)
(Revision of BN 23/17)
Promoting waste prevention and product reuse, in line with the waste hierarchy, is crucial to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy. The European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA) supports the efforts by the European Union (EU) to move towards a circular economy. In fact, EIGA members and other industrial and medical gases producers operate a “closed loop” business model for reusable and refillable gas cylinders.
To encourage these sustainable business models and maintain the environmental benefits, EIGA considers that the circular economy package should recognize and promote continued use systems that retain materials in the chain of utility and that are recycled at the end of life.
The purpose of this Briefing Note is to provide further details about the closed loop refillable gas cylinder supply chain, highlight EIGA’s concerns about the current rules, and to share our recommendations.
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Doc 90/25 - Incident Investigation and Accident Prevention
(Revision of Doc 90/13) Incident investigation, analysis and understanding the causes of such events is a critical element of safety management. For any organisation, the overriding purpose in carrying out incident investigation is to understand why an incident happened to improve the management of health and safety and prevent similar incidents happening in the future.[1]
Figure 1 is based on EIGA members’ work injury statistics (2012-2023) and it illustrates the general experience that human behaviours and/or the person carrying out the task were frequently identified as the cause of an incident. However, a deeper investigation often reveals that one of the underlying root causes of such incidents is often a “lack of management control” due to inadequacies in the safety management system, standards, compliance, monitoring of work, etc. [2] [3]
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Doc 174/25 - Guidelines for the Safe Installation and Use of Cryogenic Food Freezing and Chilling Equipment
(Harmonised publication)
(Revision of Doc 174/21)
This publication has been prepared to cover the safety requirements and best practices for the installation and use of equipment for the chilling and freezing of food using refrigerated liquefied gases (liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide) as the cooling medium. This publication uses the expressions cryogenic and refrigerated liquefied gas when referring to both liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide. As the hazards of refrigerated liquefied gases may not be widely appreciated, specifically the differences between liquid nitrogen as a cryogen and liquid carbon dioxide, anyone installing or using this equipment is strongly advised to consult their liquefied cryogenic gas supplier and/or equipment supplier before installing or making any alteration to the system.
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Doc 184/25 - Methods to Prevent the Premature Activation of Relief Devices on Transport Tanks
(Revision of Doc 184/24)
This publication applies to tanks transported primarily by rail and sea, where the pressure of the tank cannot be controlled during the transport operation as they are unaccompanied. This publication is intended for all those who are responsible for the shipping of UN portable tanks, tank containers and demountable tanks to ensure the maximum holding time is achieved.
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Doc 202/25 - Mechanical Integrity of Syngas Outlet Systems
(Harmonised publication)
(Revision of Doc 202/15)
The purpose of this publication is to inform and guide interested parties on the procedures and practices related to the mechanical integrity of syngas outlet systems. This publication presents a baseline for safe reformer header system operation. This publication provides a technical basis that can be used to present a common viewpoint to government and regulatory authorities, ensuring proper application of rules and regulations.
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Doc 927/25 – Risk Assessment for Liquid Oxygen Releases from Flat Bottom Tanks
(EIGA Members' area)
(Revision of Doc 927/17)
This publication has been developed to document the current knowledge and the different work practices amongst EIGA members on risk assessment methods for liquid oxygen releases from flat bottom tanks (FBTs). This publication is intended to be used in risk assessment work by EIGA members, when evaluating the tolerability of risk within the company or to meet regulatory requirements.
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Doc 928/25 – Failure Frequency Values for Cryogenic Flat Bottom Tanks
(EIGA Members' area)
(Revision of Doc 928/17)
This publication has been developed to document the current knowledge amongst EIGA members of reported failures of cryogenic flat bottom tanks (FBTs) and to document the consensus on the possible causes and mechanisms of failure and the range of failure frequencies which can be used in quantified risk assessment (QRA) work by EIGA members.
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PP 34/25 - Braille Labelling of Medicinal Gas Packages
(Revision of PP 34/19)
This PP proposes that medical gas packages supplied to Homecare patients should be exempt from the requirement to fit Braille labels, based on an initial homecare risk assessment and patient carer information and training.
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SA 41/25 - Risk of Hydraulic Actuators of Valves on Transport Equipment Freezing and Malfunctioning when Coming into Contact with Refrigerated Liquefied Gases
(EIGA Members' area)
(Revision of SA 41/19)
This Safety Alert makes a number of recommendations to avoid the hydraulic system freezing. This Safety Alert is intended for those who design and operate equipment that uses hydraulic pressure to open and close the main valves on tank containers or portable tanks.
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SI 18/25 – Devalving Gas Cylinders
(Revision of SI 18/18)
The purpose of this Safety Information is to recommend processes and procedures to ensure a gas cylinder is devalved in a safe manner. The Safety information is intended for all personnel involved in the devalving of gas cylinders including those who manage the process to those who carry out the task of devalving a gas cylinder.
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TB 7/25 - Cylinders that Reach the End of Retest Period of Service Life at Customer Sites
(Revision of TB 7/20)
EIGA Member companies are frequently asked how to treat a cylinder whose date of next periodic test expires whilst at a customer site. The same question could arise for composite cylinders with limited service life. The purpose of this EIGA Technical Bulletin is to state the EIGA position on how such cylinders should be treated and provide guidance on the subject.
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TP INC 58/25 - Recent Incidents in the Industrial and Medical Gases Industry (SAC 182)
At each meeting of the EIGA Safety Advisory Council (SAC), the members exchange information on gas industry related incidents (accidents causing injuries, property or environmental damage and near-misses). SAC discusses and analyses these incidents. This information is used by SAC to determine the priorities for safety alerts, safety information, new and revised documents, campaigns etc. In this Awareness Package are the summaries and photographs of incidents discussed at SAC.
This publication can be viewed or downloaded on the EIGA Website (restricted to EIGA Members only).
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CGA Young and Emerging Professionals Summit
EIGA members are invited to participate in the 2025 Young and Emerging Professionals (YEP) Summit, hosted by the Compressed Gas Association.
📅 Summit Dates: August 12, 14, 19, and 21, 2025
💻 Location: Virtual
💵 Cost: Free to attend
🔗 Registration Link: https://cvent.me/ZMQgKm
The theme of this year’s summit is “The Future in Sync: Harmonized Standards for Safety, Movement, and Innovation.” It’s a timely and globally relevant program covering:
• Harmonization 101 – What it is, why it matters, and how it impacts our industry
• Workplace Safety – Best practices and their historical foundation
• Over-the-Road Safety – How our products move and the key safety considerations
• Future of Compressed Gases – Innovation, fuels, and what’s on the horizon
The summit is designed for early-career professionals, but the content is widely applicable and especially relevant for those working in standards, safety, and operations.
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