SZNS SANS 10263-2:2008 The warehousing of dangerous goods Part 2: The storage and handling of gas cylinders

 Scope

This part of SZNS SANS 10263 specifies requirements for the safe handling and storage of industrial and medical gas cylinders for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases that have a water capacity of 0,5 L  to 150 L throughout the supply chain, to and from end users. It also includes undercover and open air conditions. Sites where gas cylinders are filled are specifically excluded.

This standard excludes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is covered under SZNS SANS 10087-3 and SANS 10087-7, as well as pyrophoric gases that are not Class 2 gases as defined in SANS 10228