Oxy-fuel gas equipment has many uses, including welding, cutting, heating, straightening, and descaling. Stored in specially designed and constructed gas cylinders, oxy-fuel gas provides an efficient and effective way to deliver gas to the end process when used with the proper downstream pressure equipment.
The equipment is versatile and relatively easy to move and use. But it also has its hazards.
Underlining gasworld’s commitment to safety and best practices, and as part of a series of features keeping you up-to-date with standards and safety, this article highlights the safe use of oxy-fuel gas equipment by the British Compressed Gas Association (BCGA).
An overview of the risk factors is covered in BCGA’s Code of Practice 7, ‘The Safe Use of Oxy-Fuel Gas Equipment,’ which provides best practice for the safe use of oxy-fuel gas equipment.
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