A check list on drinks dispense gas safety from Towler & Staines.

This is the third and final blog on the quality of drinks dispense gases for pubs, clubs,and restaurants.

By law, all transportable gas cylinders have to be regularly inspected and tested to ensure they continue to be safe for transporting and filling at the high pressures contained inside them. This test has to be done by a government appointed inspection body, typically every ten years. The date the test is carried out is permanently marked on the shoulder of the cylinder together with the stamp of the tester. This test has to be in-date for a cylinder to be refilled; cylinders can be used but not refilled if the test date has passed.

To help identify tested cylinders there will be a plastic ring fitted between the valve and the cylinder that has a particular colour and shape, it shows when the next date for inspection and test is due.

Please use the check list below to identify cylinders that are safe to use. You should be able to answer "YES" to all of these questions. A "NO" may indicate that the cylinder may be unsafe to use and should not be accepted.

• Are the cylinder contents clearly identified on the cylinder label?
• Is the product traceability label visible?
• Is there a current coloured plastic test date ring between the valve and the cylinder?
• Have you been supplied with separate product safety data sheets?
• Is the cylinder sealed when delivered?
• Is the cylinder valve in good condition with no evidence of tampering with residual pressure valve??
• Does the cylinder look in good condition? i.e. no excessive rust, dents, gouges, bulges or defacing of any kind.

Bad dispense gas will cost you money and can put your business at risk.

You know you can trust Towler & Staines the Calor Gas Principal Dealer in Bradford and Keighley because they supply Air Liquide drinks dispense gases.

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