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Transportation & Handling

Do not ...
  • Allow cylinders to slide or come into contact with sharp edges
  • Allow cylinders to overhang the sides of transport vehicles
  • Drop cylinders or allow them to come into violent contact with each other or other hard objects
  • Load or offload cylinders by means of electro-magnetic cranes or chain slings
  • Allow combustible gas cylinders to be transported unless the valves are adequately protected
  • Lift more than one cylinder at a time unless use is made of properly designed cradles
  • Use cylinders as roller beds for moving heavy articles
  • Use cylinders as job supports
  • Under any circumstances drag, roll or topple Acetylene and Handigas cylinders
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Do ...

  • Ensure that cylinders are properly secured during transportation
  • Use a securely adjusted rope sling on the cylinder body for lifting single cylinders
  • Remove pressure regulators and equipment before transporting cylinders
  • Transport acetylene and Handigas cylinders properly secured in the vertical position with the valve uppermost
  • Keep oil, dirt and other foreign matter out of the valves and safety devices
  • Where possible a special cylinder trolley or hand truck should be used

Although Afrox cylinders are strongly constructed, they must always be handled with care.

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