Storage and use of Compressed Gasses

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• Inspection Date

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• Inspection Date:

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• All corrective/preventive actions identified during the workplace inspection must be entered into the Corrective Action Register with actions and dates for completion assigned

INSPECTION ITEMS

• Are compressed gas cylinders stored in an upright position in an approved trolley, cage, rack or cradle to prevent displacement or toppling when they are being stored or handled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cylinders securely restrained to ensure they cannot fall from their vertical storage position with straps, clamps or chains

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are compressed gas cylinders protected from potential impact from vehicles, mobile plant, falling objects, etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is cylinder store not less than three metres from any building, site activity or public access road

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the perimeter of the store, secured using fences that are a minimum of two metres high

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the storage area is well ventilated, through natural ventilation or mechanical

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is good housekeeping maintained and storage area free of debris and combustable materials such as paper, cardboard, rags and grease, liquid fuels and oils and aerosols

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there good access to the storage area for delivery vehicles? Is the surface on which the cylinders are stored is firm, level well drained and free of hollows and cavities

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the storage area designed to prevent unauthorised entry

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the applicable Safety Data Sheets (SDS) available for the stored gases

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all long grass, weeds etc. from in and around the store removed, to a distance of 3 metres

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate warning signage displayed in accordance with state legislation e.g.o DANGER: NO SMOKING, NO IGNITION SOURCES, RESTRICTED AREA, AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY, DANGER: FLAMMABLE MATERIALS, DANGER: NO SMOKING NO OPEN FLAMES

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all signage in accordance with AS13191994 Safety signs for the occupational environment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is oxygen stored seperated from fuel gases (min 3m) Over 200m3 (min 5m)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Electrical equipment in flammable gas stores shall comply with AS/NZS 3000

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All gas cylinders must be clearly marked to show what they contain and the hazards associated with their contents

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All gas storage areas are to be clearly marked to identify the hazards associated with the storage facility, such as: flammable, toxic/corrosive, inert, oxidising

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cylinders are not kept in the proximity of combustible materials or flammable liquids

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All cylinders have valve protection caps

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Empty cylinders are seperated from full cylinders and 'marked empty'

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Regular leak and fault detection tests are done on cylinders valves

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gas cylinders are at a safe distance from exposure to an electrical arc, sparks, slags flame, or other heat sources

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintain suitable fire fighting apparatus adjacent to the store. Dry powder fire extinguishers are preferred. Refer to the SDS for fire fighting requirements

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the store at least 3 metres away from source of heat such as hot process pipes, biolers, radiators, furnaces, falmmable liquid containers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a Dangerous Goods Licence inplace when storing/using quantities of compressed gasses on site, when the quantity exceeds the quantities listed in the regulations relevant to the jurisdiction for the project

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency response plan in place and communicated

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ensure valves are closed tightly when the cylinders are not in use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are gas hoses stored off the ground to prevent dirt and grit entering at hose ends

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where a cylinder is user for thermal cutting, fit a Flash Back Arrestor to the regulator and hand piece

• Only light torches with approved frictiontype lighters

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire extinguisher of an appropriate type for the gas in use within fithteen meters of all hot work

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Corrective/Preventive Actions

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Inspection Team

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