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This Safety Information is intended to provide guidance on the common cylinder valve design issues that EIGA members have seen in service. This Safety Information is intended for all personnel who are involved in the design and selection of cylinder valves, both EIGA and non EIGA members.

EIGA has received reports that there could be unacceptable asphyxiation risks to occupants of cryosaunas used in cryotherapy where they are cooled by the direct injection of liquid nitrogen and if appropriate precautions are not taken. This Safety Information is intended to raise awareness of the risks associated with the properties of the liquid and gaseous nitrogen used in cryogenic nitrogen therapy. The Safety Information focuses on the main risks of asphyxiation; however, it also highlights other potential risks related to this application of liquid nitrogen. Gas companies, as suppliers of liquid nitrogen should ensure, that their own organisations as well as their customers (cryotherapy providers) are aware of this Safety Information (and the EIGA documents referenced at the end of this publication on asphyxiation risks and the hazards of nitrogen) in order to determine and implement appropriate safety measures.

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.

Transport vehicle tyre fires mainly occur when travelling on highways, but can also break out when parked after travelling. The industry continues to experience these incidents. This Safety Information sheet identifies potential causes of tyre fires. It provides guidance on what to do in the event of an overheating or burning tyre and on prevention.

EIGA receives reports of incidents involving fires in oxygen gas cylinder regulators. This Safety Information is intended to raise awareness of these incidents and to provide the basic recommendations and rules to safely operate and maintain oxygen gas cylinder regulators. The Safety Information should be read by all those who are involved in the purchasing, use and maintenance of oxygen gas cylinder regulators.

Used properly, modern oxy-fuel process equipment is safe to handle without extra protection. There is no substitute for training and diligence among those who operate oxy-fuel equipment. However, the use of special technical safety devices such as flashback arrestors is now a requirement and a safety best practice to prevent incidents with oxy-fuel equipment. This Safety Information deals with the most frequently used safety devices for the prevention of flashback in oxy fuel gas equipment.

All gas cylinders, whatever the gas content, are potentially dangerous when exposed to fire or excessive heat. Excessive heat exposure can weaken the cylinder and, in extreme cases, result in the failure of the cylinder.

As Trilogues have commenced, the European Industrial Gases Association, EIGA, would like to share its two main concerns in relation to the gas and hydrogen package

A number of industrial gas companies purchase brazed aluminium heat exchangers (BAHXs) from Sumitomo Precision Products (SPP) for use in air separation units and similar plants. SPP made EIGA members aware of administrative non-conformances relating to welds that form part of the manufacture of some BAHXs.

The attached position paper makes explicit the principle of equal treatment in the case of industrial gases industry.