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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.

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EIGA 173/20 – ADR transport security guidelines

29/09/2020 Publications

There is a requirement within ADR for those transporting dangerous goods to take account of security provisions, and in particular for certain "high consequence dangerous goods".

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HSE Safety Alert – Gas Detectors

17/09/2020 News

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a Safety Alert highlighting the risk of misleading gas detection readings associated with the use of sampling tubes with pumped gas detectors.

British Cryogenic Council – Cluster Day 2020

07/09/2020 Events

The British Cryogenics Council (BCC) have opened registration for their Cluster Day on 10 September 2020.

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BCGA Code of Practice 31 – The safe storage and use of cylinders on mobile workshops and service vehicles

02/09/2020 Publications

This publication details the design, construction and operation of vehicles which are used as mobile workshops or provide a specialist capability, where there is a specific requirement to use a gas.

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BEIS Guidance for placing goods on the market from 2021

02/09/2020 News

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have published guidance for placing goods on the market from 1 January 2021.

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Liquid Gas UK issue Summer Edition of their ‘Source’ magazine

20/08/2020 Publications

Liquid Gas UK issue Summer Edition of their ‘Source' magazine.