Safety Advisory: Unauthorized Marking of Compressed Gas Cylinders, 54444 [05-18275]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2005–21159, Notice
No. 04]
Safety Advisory: Unauthorized Marking
of Compressed Gas Cylinders
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Safety advisory notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is to notify the public
that PHMSA is investigating the
unauthorized marking of high- and lowpressure compressed gas cylinders,
including fire extinguishers, oxygen
cylinders, and self-contained breathing
apparatus, by All-Out Fire Equipment
Co., Inc. The company is located at 385
High Street, Holbrook, NY. On June 15,
2004, two inspectors from the Office of
Hazardous Materials Enforcement
(OHME—Eastern Region) conducted a
compliance inspection of All-Out Fire
Equipment Co., Inc. During the
inspection, PHMSA obtained evidence
that All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc.
had marked, certified, and returned to
service an undetermined number of
cylinders as being properly tested in
accordance with the Hazardous
Materials Regulations (HMR), without
conducting the required hydrostatic
testing of those cylinders.
All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc.’s
retest records revealed that, from
November 2003 through June 2004, AllOut Fire Equipment Co., Inc. had
returned to service hundreds of
cylinders without hydrostatically testing
them. In addition, PHMSA found no
records of hydrostatic testing for
cylinders All-Out Fire Equipment Co.,
Inc. had requalified prior to November
2003. This and other evidence obtained
by PHMSA indicates that All-Out Fire
Equipment Co., Inc. also failed to
perform required hydrostatic testing on
cylinders it requalified prior to
November 2003.
Hydrostatic retesting and visual
inspection, conducted as prescribed in
the HMR, are used to verify the
structural integrity of a cylinder. If the
hydrostatic retesting and visual
inspection are not performed in
accordance with the HMR, a cylinder
with compromised structural integrity
may be returned to service when it
should have been condemned in the
first place. Extensive property damage,
serious personal injury, or death could
result from rupture of a cylinder.
Cylinders that have not been retested in
accordance with the HMR may not be
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charged or filled with compressed gas or
other hazardous material.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Michalski, Senior Inspector,
Office of Hazardous Materials
Enforcement, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 820 Bear
Tavern Road, Suite 306, West Trenton,
NJ 08626. Telephone: (609) 989–2256,
Fax: (609) 989–2277.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through
its inspection, PHMSA has determined
that All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc.
marked and certified an undetermined
number of cylinders as having been
properly tested in accordance with the
HMR, without actually retesting the
cylinders. During the inspection, AllOut Fire Equipment Co., Inc. was unable
to calibrate its test equipment. In
addition, All-Out Fire Equipment Co.,
Inc. failed to keep complete records of
its retest and re-inspections; thus, it is
impossible to determine the number of
cylinders that All-Out Fire Equipment
Co., Inc. has improperly re-certified.
These cylinders pose a potential safety
risk to the public.
The cylinders in question are stamped
with the following RIN: A261. The
markings appear in the following
pattern:
M
A2
Y
16
M is the month of retest (e.g. 10), and
Y is the year of the retest (e.g. 01).
Anyone who has a cylinder that has
been serviced by All-Out Fire
Equipment Co., Inc. and that is marked
with RIN number A261 should consider
the cylinder unsafe and not fill it with
a hazardous material unless the cylinder
is first properly retested by a DOTauthorized retest facility. Filled
cylinders (if filled with an atmospheric
gas) described in this safety advisory
should be vented or otherwise safely
discharged and then taken to a DOTauthorized cylinder retest facility for
proper retest to determine compliance
with the HMR and their suitability for
continuing service. Under no
circumstance should a cylinder
described in this safety advisory be
filled, refilled, or used for its intended
purpose until it is re-inspected and
retested by a DOT-authorized retest
facility.
It is further recommended that
persons finding or possessing a cylinder
or cylinders described in this safety
advisory contact Inspector Michalski for
additional information. The inspector
can also provide a list of authorized
retest facilities in your area or you may
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obtain such a list at the following Web
site: https://hazmat.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC on September 9,
2005.
Robert A. McGuire,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous
Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 05–18275 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2005-21159, Notice No. 04]
Safety Advisory: Unauthorized Marking of Compressed Gas Cylinders
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Safety advisory notice.
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SUMMARY: This is to notify the public that PHMSA is investigating the
unauthorized marking of high- and low-pressure compressed gas
cylinders, including fire extinguishers, oxygen cylinders, and self-
contained breathing apparatus, by All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. The
company is located at 385 High Street, Holbrook, NY. On June 15, 2004,
two inspectors from the Office of Hazardous Materials Enforcement
(OHME--Eastern Region) conducted a compliance inspection of All-Out
Fire Equipment Co., Inc. During the inspection, PHMSA obtained evidence
that All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. had marked, certified, and
returned to service an undetermined number of cylinders as being
properly tested in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations
(HMR), without conducting the required hydrostatic testing of those
cylinders.
All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc.'s retest records revealed that,
from November 2003 through June 2004, All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc.
had returned to service hundreds of cylinders without hydrostatically
testing them. In addition, PHMSA found no records of hydrostatic
testing for cylinders All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. had requalified
prior to November 2003. This and other evidence obtained by PHMSA
indicates that All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. also failed to perform
required hydrostatic testing on cylinders it requalified prior to
November 2003.
Hydrostatic retesting and visual inspection, conducted as
prescribed in the HMR, are used to verify the structural integrity of a
cylinder. If the hydrostatic retesting and visual inspection are not
performed in accordance with the HMR, a cylinder with compromised
structural integrity may be returned to service when it should have
been condemned in the first place. Extensive property damage, serious
personal injury, or death could result from rupture of a cylinder.
Cylinders that have not been retested in accordance with the HMR may
not be charged or filled with compressed gas or other hazardous
material.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Michalski, Senior Inspector,
Office of Hazardous Materials Enforcement, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 820
Bear Tavern Road, Suite 306, West Trenton, NJ 08626. Telephone: (609)
989-2256, Fax: (609) 989-2277.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through its inspection, PHMSA has determined
that All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. marked and certified an
undetermined number of cylinders as having been properly tested in
accordance with the HMR, without actually retesting the cylinders.
During the inspection, All-Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. was unable to
calibrate its test equipment. In addition, All-Out Fire Equipment Co.,
Inc. failed to keep complete records of its retest and re-inspections;
thus, it is impossible to determine the number of cylinders that All-
Out Fire Equipment Co., Inc. has improperly re-certified. These
cylinders pose a potential safety risk to the public.
The cylinders in question are stamped with the following RIN: A261.
The markings appear in the following pattern:
A 2
M Y
1 6
M is the month of retest (e.g. 10), and Y is the year of the retest
(e.g. 01).
Anyone who has a cylinder that has been serviced by All-Out Fire
Equipment Co., Inc. and that is marked with RIN number A261 should
consider the cylinder unsafe and not fill it with a hazardous material
unless the cylinder is first properly retested by a DOT-authorized
retest facility. Filled cylinders (if filled with an atmospheric gas)
described in this safety advisory should be vented or otherwise safely
discharged and then taken to a DOT-authorized cylinder retest facility
for proper retest to determine compliance with the HMR and their
suitability for continuing service. Under no circumstance should a
cylinder described in this safety advisory be filled, refilled, or used
for its intended purpose until it is re-inspected and retested by a
DOT-authorized retest facility.
It is further recommended that persons finding or possessing a
cylinder or cylinders described in this safety advisory contact
Inspector Michalski for additional information. The inspector can also
provide a list of authorized retest facilities in your area or you may
obtain such a list at the following Web site: https://hazmat.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC on September 9, 2005.
Robert A. McGuire,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 05-18275 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
