Methods of dealing with gas cylinders and their deadly dangers

 What are the safety rates and requirements?

A - storing gas cylinders inside the main stores.
B - In the process of transporting them from public warehouses to distribution and retail warehouses.

First: - The storage process for gas cylinders inside the main warehouses has requirements, and the most important of these conditions are:

1. That the store is qualified for that.
2. The walls shall be treated with back and fire treated materials
3. Good ventilation, natural or industrial ventilation hoods
4. In a place far from the residential block
5. It contains an alert network
6. It contains a sprinkler network
7. It contains a network of water showers for summer cooling
8. To have manual fire extinguishers
9. Safety and insulation of electrical connections
10. Using high-quality lighting bulbs
11. Putting lighting bulbs in Kafr Kufr, even if there is a shock due to the sudden increase in current, there is no worry
12. Using public switches for lighting, which are outside the store, not inside
13 Use of strong iron stands and shelves made of stainless steel hollow mesh, and the stand shall be well attached to the floor and walls, and to be fixed with strong and durable locks.
14. Never smoke inside the store
15. Not to roll any cylinder
16. Do not stack the cylinders asleep on top of each other but in an upright position.
17. Training employees to use fire extinguishers
18. In the case of cylinders with a vent, the gas discharged inside them in an open place far from the residential block and the store ..... or emptied into a canal or lake in the water ... and not emptied into the bathtub or the base of the bath.

As for the process of transporting the cylinders by cars, there are also requirements similar to those mentioned above, including: -

1. To use a car with good mechanical condition that does not result in sparks or malfunctions that may cause chills, and to ensure the validity of the tires and the condition of the car completely of oils and fuel tanks.
2. Equipping the car with a cage divided into shelves from the inside, taking into account the good stacking in an upright position as it is attached to the clarification pad.
3. Not to roll any cylinder
4. No smoking for the driver and the assistant
5. Do not leave the car in the sunlight and weather factors for a long time and store it directly
6. The driver and aide should be fully aware of the use of fire extinguishers and the seriousness of what is being moved
7. Final welding operations are not completed and there are gas cylinders either empty or full in the car
8. Ensure that the fire extinguishing device is valid
9.gas cylinders should be inspected

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