We are pleased to confirm the 2024 BCGA Conference & Awards will take place on Thursday 16th May 2024 at The Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Worsley Park, Manchester.
Medical gases. Quality control and batch certification of bulk medicinal liquid oxygen. Revision 1: 2023 Details both the practical and scientific justification for a concession allowed by the medical regulatory authorities for the retrospective release by a qualified person (QP) of bulk medical liquid oxygen. BCGA TIS39 Medical gases. Quality control and batch certification of […]
Medical gases. The safe handling and use of gas cylinders fitted with valves with integrated pressure regulators. Revision 1: 2023 Some medical gas cylinders integrate pressure regulators within the cylinder valve. TIS 36 provides advice on the safe handling and use of such cylinders. BCGA TIS36 Medical gases. The safe handling and use of gas […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its updated guidance on the Carriage of dangerous goods and use of transportable pressure equipment Regulations 2009 (as amended). Department for Transport (DfT) guidance for ‘Placing transportable pressure equipment on the market in Great Britain’. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/placing-transportable-pressure-equipment-on-the-market-in-great-britain This document explains the upcoming changes to the rules for placing transportable […]
The EIGA Winter summit 2024 will take place on 23-25 January 2024 in Antwerp, Germany. To find out more and to book your place please click here. 14 November 2023
Gas cylinder identification. Label and colour code requirements. Revision 4: 2023 An explanation of the content of a typical gas cylinder label and a guide to the colour codes used on gas cylinders. BCGA TIS6 Gas cylinder identification. Label and colour code requirements. Revision 4: 2023 can be downloaded free of charge from the publications area of […]
The Home Office has announced that possession of nitrous oxide, also known as ‘laughing gas’, will be illegal from 8 November 2023. The ban will make nitrous oxide a controlled Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. When misused, nitrous oxide can cause serious damage to the health and livelihood of the […]
Packaging waste within the industrial gases industry Revision 2: 2023 Provides advice on the obligations necessary when procuring refillable steel gas cylinders for companies to comply with the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations and the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations. BCGA GN28 Packaging waste within the industrial gases industry. Revision 2: 2023 can be downloaded […]