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Standards (Section 3)

The Compressed Gas Cylinders program has adopted the following standards:

• Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, "Labor", Section 1910.101, "Compressed Gases - General Requirements"
  • Section 1910.101(a), "Inspection of Compressed Gas Cylinders" (29 CFR 1910.101a)
  • Section 1910.101(b), "Compressed Gases" (29 CFR 1910.101b)

• Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, "Labor", Section 1910.253, "Oxygen-fuel Gas Welding and Cutting"
  • Sections 1910.253(b)(2), "Storage of Cylinders - General", through 1910.253(b)(5)(iii)(L) (29 CFR 1910.253b2-b5iiiL)

• Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, "Transportation", Chapter 1, "Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation"
  • Parts 171, "General Information, Regulations, and Definitions", through 179, "Specifications for Tank Cars" (49 CFR 171-179)

• Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 9, "California Fire Code"
  Note: Title 24, California Code of Regulations, is available only through depository libraries and the publishers of its various components. See the SLAC Library for available standards. A hard copy of the 1998 “California Fire Code” is available.  
  • Article 74, "Flammable and Combustible Liquids"
  • Article 80, "Hazardous Materials"

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) NFPA 55-2005, "Standard for the Storage, Use, and Handling of Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids in Portable and Stationary Containers, Cylinders, and Tanks"
  See the SLAC Library for available standards. NFPA standards are available online from a SLAC login (link and instructions); some hard copies are also available.  
• The following industry-accepted consensus standards:
• Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Pamphlet CGA P-1-2000, "Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Containers"
• CGA Pamphlet C-6-2001, "Standards for Visual Inspection of Steel Compressed Gas Cylinders"
  See the SLAC Library for available standards. A hard copy of the CGA C-6-2001 is available.  
• CGA Pamphlet C-8-1997, "Standard for Re-qualification of DOT-3HT Seamless Steel Cylinders"
  See the SLAC Library for available standards. A hard copy of the CGA C-8-1997 is available.  

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