Belte r r a Cor p or at ion S afety M an ual D oc I D C H S M BE L 2 0 1 7 Pa g e 3 11 of 53 8 Doc u m e n t Identif icat ion S W P 004 P age Nu m b e r 2 OF 2 Doc u m e n t C r e ation Dat e Ma rc h 01 2017 Im p le m e n tat ion Dat e Ma rc h 30 2017 4 0 SAF E USE P R ACT IC E S Ne ve r us e a c omp re ssed g a s c y li nd e r w h e n the c o ntents a re unknown Ga s li ne s shoul d be c lea r l y labe l e d to i de nti f y th e g a s Va lves sha ll be ke pt c losed a t all t im e s whe n not i n use Va lve outlets shou ld be pointed a wa y f rom pe rsona l whe n th e va lve i s be ing op e ne d Use c he c k va lves to pr e v e nt re ve rse flow int o c y li nde r Ensur e the r e g ulator a nd va lve f it ti ng s a re f re e o f dust a nd dirt I f ther e is di f fic ult y op e r a ti ng a c y li nde r va lv e disconti nue use Ne ve r inse rt a n objec t i nt o a va lve c a p ope nin g a s it ma y da ma ge the va lve c a using a lea k to o c c ur R e g ulator s a nd other a pp a ra tus s ha ll be ke pt t i g ht to pre ve nt l e a k a g e Use a c ompatibl e le a k tes t sol uti on or inst rume nt t o c he c k c onne c ti ons B e fo re a re g ulator is r e m ove d c lose the c ont a ine r va lve a nd r e li e ve the r e gulator of g a s 5 0 PRECAUT ION S FO R FL AMMA BL E G AS S E S F lammable g a s e s shall be store d in we ll ve nti late d a re a s a wa y fr om ox idi z e rs ope n fla m e s spar ks a nd other he a t and i g nit ion so urc e s I f possi ble use flow r e str ictors or li mi ter s to p re ve nt a sudde n flow of ga s in t he e ve nt of a ruptur e o r lea k An ope n fla me must ne v e r be use d to d e tec t l e a ks of f lammable g a s e s Ac e t y lene c y li nde rs shou ld be store d with valve e nd up Do not pe rmit o il or g r e a se to come int o c ontac t w it h r e g ulato rs or fitt ing s C y li nd e rs should be periodi c a ll y c he c k e d to ensur e the va lve h a s not c orr o de d