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EIGA believes that action at Community level is the only possible way to harmonise the periodic inspection regimes of cryogenic vessels, their mutual recognition by the member states, repeated putting into service and repeated use aspects. EIGA also believes that the possibility of reassessing existing national static cryogenic vessels should be given such as is allowed for transportable pressure equipment, including gas cylinders and transportable cryogenic pressure vessels.

The purpose of this Technical Bulletin is to provide guidance to members on how to maintain these hoses in a safe condition. The Technical Bulletin is intended for all personnel who are involved in the operation and maintenance of cryogenic transfer hoses.

There are a number of recommendations including performing a risk analysis that particularly takes into account the risk of gas leakage from a pressure receptacle during transport and/or parking. Whenever possible, it is also recommended to have openings in the front face and the rear face of the curtain sided enclosure and to unload the receptacles as soon as practical once the journey is ended. This Technical Bulletin is intended for those involved in the transport of gas cylinders using curtain sided vehicles.

The aim of this Technical Bulletin is to give guidance on how equipment which is already in operation and not yet marked shall be made compliant with the new provisions. EIGA recommends tank containers already in operation should be checked if the reference holding time and the initial pressure are already marked according to the format given in ADR. This Technical Bulletin is intended for all personnel involved in the operation of tank containers.

Providing an overview of the major changes to the standard to enable an assessment whether a medical gas pipeline system will be compliant with the new or modified requirements

The objective of this Technical Bulletin is to summarise pressure terminology, and their respective definitions, as referenced in the applicable standards and regulations. The scope of the pressure terminology and definitions for this Technical Bulletin are those contained within regulations and standards that are relevant to Europe. This Technical Bulletin is intended for all those involved in the specification of gas cylinder and their accessories as well as those who design cylinder filling systems.

This Technical Bulletin gives a number of recommendations and considers the cases of full and empty cylinders. This Bulletin is intended for those personnel who are involved in operations that either cool or heat cylinders.

EIGA has compiled this technical bulletin to provide information to plant managers, directors, technical directors and environmental specialists in EIGA member companies, on the provisions concerning a baseline report, which have been introduced by the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). On 17th December 2010, the European Commission published the IED. This Directive is the basis of a common system of environmental operating permits and supervision by the competent authorities for pollutant emissions from industrial installations. The IED came into force on 6th January 2011 and had to be implemented in Member States by 7th January 2013. Provisions on the baseline report are included in Article 22 of the IED. The baseline report must contain the information necessary to determine the state of soil and groundwater contamination so as to make a quantified comparison with the state upon definitive cessation of activities. The European Commission has produced guidance concerning baseline reports to clarify the IED requirements.

This technical bulletin highlights the main aspects that have to be considered prior to deciding whether or not to use pressure relief devices. This technical bulletin is intended to be used by those involved in the design and operation of bulk gaseous trailers using composite cylinders.

This Technical Bulletin states the EIGA position on the lifespan of gas cylinders and provides information regarding the design, in-service practices, maintenance and lifespan expectations of gas cylinders. It is intended to assist in any discussions relating to the lifespan of gas cylinders.