EIGA's Safety Advisory Council has been notified of an incident where a driver of a carbon dioxide road tanker sustained very serious head injuries that endangered his life.
Within the Industrial Gases industry we are very familiar with the hazards of gases including pressure and the physical state.
All gases, unless they contain sufficient oxygen, can kill by asphyxiation.
This publication aims to give recommendations for inspections of decommissioned cryogenic flat bottom tanks.
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.
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.
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.
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".
