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DfT Consultation on the conformity assessment and marking requirements for transportable pressure equipment

12/08/2021 News

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has concluded its consultation and published a summary of the responses they received.

Multilateral Agreements – Carriage of Butadienes and Hydrocarbon Mixture, stabilized of Class 2

12/07/2021 News

The UK Department for Transport (DfT), as the UK Competent Authority, signed, on 12 July 2021, the following Multilateral Agreements.

EIGA Newsletter – June 2021

01/07/2021 News Publications

The European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA) have published their latest newsletter.

EIGA 153/21 – Best practice and safe use of medicinal nitrous oxide

01/07/2021 News Publications

This document aims to promote the safe use of medicinal nitrous oxide (N2O) and N2O mixtures and to raise awareness on the misuse of these medicinal products.

EIGA 170/21 – Safe design and operation of cryogenic enclosures

01/07/2021 News Publications

Cryogenic processes often operate inside enclosures that insulate the process equipment and interconnecting piping from ambient air and temperature.

EIGA 123/21 – Code of Practice Acetylene

01/07/2021 News Publications

The EIGA Acetylene Code of Practice covers the basic requirements for the safe design and maintenance of acetylene plants as well as customer installations.

HSIB publish Report into hospital oxygen supplies

30/06/2021 News

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) have completed their national investigation into the provision of piped oxygen gas supplies to hospitals and have released their investigation report.

Public health campaign to tackle ‘laughing gas’ misuse recognised

22/06/2021 News Press Release

The trade body representing the UK's compressed gases industry has been recognised for its work in calling for a retail ban on nitrous oxide.