The basis for European food legislation is Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.
As result of the 2nd wave Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic EIGA requested an exceptional temporary derogation to ADR be issued to assist in the availability of pressure receptacles for primarily medical oxygen, but also to other gases related to the medical supply chain.
Cylinder pallets are widely used within the industrial gas industry.
Steel cylinders are commonly used to contain carbon dioxide.
Accidents during the transfer of toxic gases are often dramatic and nearly always very dramatic in the case of liquefied toxic gases.
The Technical Bulletin details an incident that occurred to a 60,000 litre liquid nitrogen tank that suffered a brittle fracture of the outer jacket.
Failure to disconnect the product delivery hose(s) that connects the vehicle to a storage tank or utilisation point before moving a bulk delivery vehicle can lead to a serious incident.
The former Appendix 2 of EIGA 102 - Safety Audit / Assessment Tool for Industrial Gas Cylinder Filling - has been reviewed.
