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 […]
Environmental guidelines for air separation plant and equipment on sites regulated under EPR / PPC. Revision 3: 2023 Provides guidance on how BCGA members, who operate air separation units, can assist their customers to comply with The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations (EPR) and The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations (PPC). BCGA GN21 […]
The selection and fitting of valves to gas cylinders. 2023 BCGA TIS51- The selection and fitting of valves to gas cylinders. 2023 can be downloaded free of charge from the publications area of the website. 7 November 2023
Gas cylinder filling – Audit. Revision 1: 2023 Filling cylinders has to be carried out at specially equipped centres, with qualified staff, using appropriate procedures. This document contains a checklist which can be used to assist in an audit of a cylinder filling facility. BCGA TIS43 Gas cylinder filling – Audit. Revision 1: 2023 can […]
Oxy-fuel equipment. Selection and assembly. Revision 1: 2023 A summary of the requirements for selecting and assembling oxy-fuel gas equipment which supports the requirements of BCGA Code of Practice 7. BCGA TIS29 Oxy-fuel equipment. Selection and assembly. Revision 1: 2023 can be downloaded free of charge from the publications area of the website. 13 October 2023
ISO 5145 valve outlet connections. Effect on cylinder equipment. Revision 4: 2023 Provides advice on valve outlet connections listed within BS 341 and their relationship with ISO 5145. BCGA TIS10 ISO 5145 valve outlet connections. Effect on cylinder equipment. Revision 4: 2023 can be downloaded free of charge from the publications area of the website. 12 October […]
The carriage of gas cylinders on vehicles. Provides guidance on safely transporting gas cylinders in compliance with UK Legislation, it includes a method for calculating the threshold quantity for a small load exemption where only small quantities of gas cylinders are carried. BCGA CP50 The carriage of gas cylinders on vehicles. can be downloaded free […]
