Gas Cylinder Safety

If a cylinder is damaged, in poor condition, leaking, or the contents are unknown, contact your cylinder vendor. 


Things Not To Do: 

• Never roll a cylinder to move it. 
• Never carry a cylinder by the valve. 
• Never leave an open cylinder unattended.
• Never leave a cylinder unsecured.
• Never force improper attachments on to the wrong cylinder.
• Never grease or oil the regulator, valve, or fittings of an oxygen cylinder.
• Never refill a cylinder.
• Never use a flame to locate gas leaks.
• Never attempt to mix gases in a cylinder.
• Never discard pressurized cylinders in the normal trash.