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Safety around gases
Safety literature and detailed guidance on the safe use, handling, storage and transport of gases
General safety around gases
Important safety considerations if you work with or around gases of any kind.
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: