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EIGA Safety Information 30/20 – Electrical safety

29/10/2020 News Publications

Within the Industrial Gases industry we are very familiar with the hazards of gases including pressure and the physical state.

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BCGA Guidance Note 9 – The application of the confined spaces regulations to beverage dispense

22/10/2020 News Publications

All gases, unless they contain sufficient oxygen, can kill by asphyxiation.

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Twelfth Adaptation to Technical Progress for the CLP Regulation.

16/10/2020 News

The 12th Adaption to Technical Progress (ATP) of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation will apply from 17 October 2020.

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SI 2020 No. 1111, Exiting the European Union. Health and Safety. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

16/10/2020 News

This new legislation has been signed into law. It will come into force from 1 January 2021.

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EIGA 234/20 – Internal inspection of decommissioned flat bottom tanks

01/10/2020 Publications

This publication aims to give recommendations for inspections of decommissioned cryogenic flat bottom tanks.

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EIGA 233/20 – Emergency response planning

01/10/2020 News Publications

Companies are required to take reasonable measures to prevent emergency situations such as fires or leaks from happening, but emergencies are still possible on any site.

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EIGA 216/20 – ICH Q3D risk assessment report – Elemental impurities in medicinal gases

01/10/2020 News Publications

The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) has developed a harmonised guideline for elemental impurities, Q3D in pharmaceutical products which includes medical gases, referred to as ICH Q3D. This is an adopted guideline from the European Medicines Agency.

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EIGA 174/20 – Guidelines for the safe installation and use of cryogenic food freezing and cooling equipment

30/09/2020 Publications

This publication has been prepared to cover the safety requirements and best practices for the installation and use of equipment for the chilling and freezing of food using liquefied cryogenic gases (liquid nitrogen) or refrigerated liquefied gases (liquid carbon dioxide) as the cooling medium.