Many of us are surrounded by compressed gas cylinders. Here is a reminder of just what respect they command.

GET TO KNOW ME

• I can contain very high pressure.
• I wear a cap to protect my valve.
• I wear a label to identify the gas I am holding.
• My color does not tell you what gas I contain. 
• I am only one piece of a two-part system. Without a correct regulator or manifold, I cannot function safely.

KNOW HOW TO USE ME

• Know how to safely install and remove me from your system.
• Make sure I am properly secured when in use and when stored.
• Open my valve slowly when I am to be used.
• Close my valve and replace my cap when you are done.
• Know the dangers of my contents, read the SDS, and follow proper procedures when using me.

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

• If my valve or regulator snaps off, all my power is unleashed through an opening no larger than a pencil.
• I will become an unguided missile.
• I will smash through brick walls.
• I will spin, ricochet, and crash through anything in my path.

For additional information, see CGA P-1, Standard for Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Containers.

Visit The Compressed Gas Association for more information HERE.