[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1910.101]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1910--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart H--Hazardous Materials
 
Sec. 1910.101  Compressed gases (general requirements).

    Authority: Sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor's 
Orders Nos. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 
1-90 (55 FR 9033), or 6-96 (62 FR 111), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 
11.
    Sections 1910.103, 1910.106 through 1910.111, and 1910.119, 
1910.120, and 1910.122 through 1910.126 also issued under 29 CFR part 
1911.
    Section 1910.119 also issued under Section 304, Clean Air Act 
Amendments of 1990 (Pub.L. 101-549), reprinted at 29 U.S.C. 655 Note.
    Section 1910.120 also issued under Section 126, Superfund Amendments 
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 as amended (29 U.S.C. 655 Note), and 5 
U.S.C. 553.


    (a) Inspection of compressed gas cylinders. Each employer shall 
determine that compressed gas cylinders under his control are in a safe 
condition to the extent that this can be determined by visual 
inspection. Visual and other inspections shall be conducted as 
prescribed in the Hazardous Materials Regulations of the Department of 
Transportation (49 CFR parts 171-179 and 14 CFR part 103). Where those 
regulations are not applicable, visual and other inspections shall be 
conducted in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlets C-6-
1968 and C-8-1962, which is incorporated by reference as specified in 
Sec. 1910.6.
    (b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and 
utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail 
tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with 
Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by 
reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6.
    (c) Safety relief devices for compressed gas containers. Compressed 
gas cylinders, portable tanks, and cargo tanks shall have pressure 
relief devices installed and maintained in accordance with Compressed 
Gas Association Pamphlets S-1.1-1963 and 1965 addenda and S-1.2-1963, 
which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6.

[39 FR 23502, June 27, 1974, as amended at 61 FR 9236, Mar. 7, 1996]