ICS 01.110, 03.080.30, 23.020.30                         MED 16

Reaffirmed 2022

1. Scope

This code lists the responsibility of delivery persons after the receipt of filled cylinders at the godown, checking of net weight of the contents, transportation to customer’s premises, disconnecting of the old consumed cylinder and replacing it with a filled cylinder, proper fitment of regulator, checking for proper flame of burner, testing for leak and/or other difficulties and bringing back the empty cylinders to godown.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 The following standards contain provisions, which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below.

IS No. Title

9573 : 2012 Rubber hose for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - Specification (third revision)

12011 : 1987 Code of safety practice for domestic LPG installation

4246 : 2002 Domestic gas stoves for use with liquefied petroleum gases - Specification (fifth revision)