From:
Todd <p3wt3r**At_Symbol_Here**CHARTER.NET>
Subject:
Re: Storing Gas Cylinders Horizontally
Date:
Oct 28, 2009 00:32 UTC
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:52:59 -0700
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From: Todd <p3wt3r**At_Symbol_Here**CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Storing Gas Cylinders Horizontally
In-Reply-To: <48A020E1942E024DB0F2A6B68A131244077B0FAF6A**At_Symbol_Here**XEDAMAIL2.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu>
Yes numerous reasons here are the ones that immediately come to mind:
1) With any liquified gasses you can defeat the pressure relief device, and
if it freezes over you can cause the cylinder to rupture.
2) cylinders are not designed to be rolled horizontally, this can cause rus
t to get into the valve and/or pressure relief device.
3) horizontal storage puts the valve in an extremely vulnerable position, e
ssentially setting it up as a missile if the valve is damaged
4) DOT package instructions may specify that it be stored in an upright pos
ition, certainly all the filler/distributors reccommend vertical storage.
5) possible strain in lowering and lifting the cylinder along with increase
d danger of dropping the cylinder on feet - not to mention the increased da
nger to the valve and valve cover from dropping.
in short its just a really bad idea with no positive gains
Todd Perkins
Safety Director
Airgas Mid America
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--- On Tue, 10/27/09, Debbie M. Decker wrote:
> From: Debbie M. Decker
> Subject: [DCHAS-L] Storing Gas Cylinders Horizontally
> To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 5:12 PM
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