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Safety around gases
Safety literature and detailed guidance on the safe use, handling, storage and transport of gases
Safe handling, use and storage
- ANZIGA: Be safe with acetylene
- ANZIGA: Manual handling of heavy or large gas cylinders
- Coregas: In case of emergency
- Coregas: Safe handling of 6-packs
- Standards Australia: AS 2030.1-2009: Gas cylinders – general requirements
- Standards Australia: AS 4267-1995 (R2016): Pressure regulators for use with industrial compressed gas cylinders
- Standards Australia: AS 4839-2001 (R2016): The safe use of portable and mobile oxy-fuel gas systems for welding, cutting, heating and allied processes
- Standards Australia: AS 4332-2004 (R2016): The storage and handling of gases in cylinders
Safe transportation
- ANZIGA: Transporting gas cylinders or cryogenic liquid receptacles in vehicles (New Zealand)
- ANZIGA: Guideline 1 - Transporting gas cylinders and other products
- ANZIGA: Guideline 2 - Restraining gas cylinders for transport inside a cylinder pallet
- ANZIGA: Guideline 3 - Restraining gas cylinder pallets and packs for transport
- ANZIGA: Guideline 4 - Restraining individual gas cylinders and other products for transport
- Coregas: Safety reminder: cylinder explosions in work vehicles
More health and safety information
These organisations can provide guidance on many aspects of occupational health and safety, both in relation to gases and generally: