Today the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety
Administration (PHMSA) published a safety advisory in the Federal Register (78 FR
33891) concerning improperly marked gas cylinders. This is the third safety
advisory of this sort in the last year (10-13-12
and 03-13-13).
In this instance Shasta Fire Equipment, Inc. of Redding, CA
has been identified
by PHMSA as having certified DOT-specification gas cylinders without doing
the required testing. This means that the cylinders marked by this company
between March 6th, 2013 and May 6th, 2013 may not be safe
for containing or shipping pressurized gasses.
Anyone having a DOT-specification
3AA, 3AL, 3HT, and exemption (DOT-E) and special permit (DOT-SP) cylinders, marked
with ‘RIN D183’ between March 6, 2013 and May 6, is advised to
promptly remove it from service, safely discharge the contents, and send it to
a an authorized retester for proper testing.
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