Whereas Western societies sometimes bemoan there being too much safety-obsessed red tape, there are still parts of the world where lives are lost because safety standards and culture are sadly lacking.
Safety in our industry is paramount; a practice that can never be practiced enough. Indeed, in our safety-themed February 2013 issue of gasworld magazine, Michael Tiller, President and CEO of the Compressed Gas Association (CGA), stated that there is, “no such thing as enough when it comes to safety.” A truer statement could not be expressed.
Bodies like the CGA, British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA), European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA), All India Industrial Gases Manufacturers Association (AIIGMA), Japan Industrial and Medical Gases Association (JIMGA), Southern Africa Compressed Gases Association (SACGA), Asian Industrial Gases Association (AIGA) and plenty more exist to ensure the industrial gases sector operates, on a daily basis, in a safe way for the public, employee, and neighbouring business’ benefit.
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