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The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) is an American trade association for the industrial and medical gas supply industries. [2] The CGA publishes standards and practices that codify industry practices. In cases where government regulation is inspecific, CGA documents are considered authoritative.
In the United States, the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) sells a number of booklets and pamphlets on safe handling and use of bottled gases. (Members of the CGA can get the pamphlets for free.) The European Industrial Gases Association and the British Compressed Gases Association provide similar facilities in Europe and the United Kingdom.
The British Compressed Gases Association is the UK's trade association for companies in the industrial, medical and food gases industry. BCGA was established in August 1971, succeeding the British Acetylene Association, which was formed in 1901.
Compressed Air and Gas Institute (CAGI) is the industry association located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It was founded in 1915. It was founded in 1915. CAGI represents manufacturers of compressed air system equipment, including air compressors , blowers , pneumatic tools , and air and gas drying and filtration equipment.
The Oil & Gas Workers Association (OGWA) is an American 501(c)(6) non-profit organization that generally supports Republicans and bills itself as a "grassroots, independent trade association working to save American oil and gas jobs." It is not a union.
If a compressed gas cylinder falls over, causing the valve block to be sheared off, the rapid release of high-pressure gas may cause the cylinder to be violently accelerated, potentially causing property damage, injury, or death. To prevent this, cylinders are normally secured to a fixed object or transport cart with a strap or chain.
Related services and technology can be supplied such as vacuum, which is often provided in hospital gas systems; purified compressed air; or refrigeration. Another unusual system is the inert gas generator. Some industrial gas companies may also supply related chemicals, particularly liquids such as bromine, hydrogen fluoride and ethylene oxide.
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s.entry [3]