IS 5931 : Part 4 : 2025 Cryogenic Liquid - Code of Safety - Part 4 Liquid Helium
1 SCOPE
1.1 This code describes the properties of liquid helium, the nature of hazards associated with it and the essential information on storage, handling, packing, labelling, and disposal of waste, cleaning and repair of containers, training of personnel, selection of personal protective equipment and first aid.
1.2 This code does not deal with the specifications for design of buildings, chemical engineering plants, storage vessels and equipment for operations control and waste disposal.
2 REFERENCES
The standards listed in Annex A 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 edition of these standards.
| IS No. | Title |
| IS 1260 (Part 1) : 1973 | Pictorial marking for handling and labelling of goods: Part 1 Dangerous goods (first revision) |
| IS 2925 : 1984 | Specification for industrial safety helmets (second revision) |
| IS 4155 : 2023 | Glossary of terms relating to chemical and radiation hazards and hazardous chemicals (first revision) |
| IS 8520 : 2023/ISO 19734 : 2021 | Eye and face protection - Guidance on selection, use, and maintenance (first revision) |
| IS 10245 (Part 2) : 2023 | Respiratory protective devices - Specification: Part 2 Self-contained open circuit breathing apparatus (second revision) |
| IS 15298 (Part 2) : 2024 | Personal protective equipment: Part 2 Safety footwear (ISO 20345 : 2021, MOD) (third revision) |
| IS 15803 : 2008 | Respiratory protective devices - Self contained closed circuit breathing apparatus chemical oxygen (KO2) type, self generating, self rescuers - Specification |