ICS 23.20.30                         MED 16

Reaffirmed 2021

1. Scope

This code specifies the requirements for periodic inspection of acetylene cylinders

2. Referenced Documents

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

IS No. Title

170 : 2004 Acetone - Specification (fourth revision)

3224 : 2002 Valve fittings for compressed gas cylinders excluding liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders - Specification

7241 : 1981 Glossary terms used in gas cylinder technology

7312 : 1993 Welded and seamless steel dissolved acetylene gas cylinders - Specification (second revision)

9200 : 1988 Methods of disposal of unserviceable compressed gas cylinder (first revision)

IS/ISO 11114- 2 : 2013 Transportable gas cylinders - Com - patibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents: Part 2 Non - metallic materials

15975 : 2013 Gas cylinder - Condition for filling gas cylinder