Gas Cylinder Handling and Storage Safe Work Procedure Template
Editable Word gas cylinder handling and storage safe work procedure for Queensland workplaces: securing, storing, moving, vehicle carriage, inspection marks, leaks and licensed gas work.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits welders, plumbers, builders, workshops and any business that holds LPG, oxygen, acetylene or inert gas cylinders. It follows the hazardous chemical rules in the WHS Regulation and the Petroleum and Gas safety rules for carrying cylinders.
What Is Included In Our Gas Cylinder Handling and Storage Safe Work Procedure?
- Policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Gas cylinders as hazardous chemicals under the WHS Regulation
- Lowest practicable quantity rule for cylinders, empty or full
- Inspection marks and regular inspection by a competent person
- Handling, trolleys and securing cylinders upright
- Storage, ventilation, signs and ignition source control
- Carrying cylinders in enclosed vehicles and open vehicles
- Oxy-fuel flash back arrestors and oil and grease rules
- Who may and may not do gas work
- Leaks, faulty valves and records
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 39 (information, training and supervision), ss 51 to 53 (hazardous atmospheres, ignition sources, flammable and combustible substances including gas cylinders), ss 341 to 346 (labels, safety data sheets, register), s 351 (managing risks), s 352 (review), s 353 (safety signs), s 355 (fire and explosion), ss 358 and 359 (impact protection, fire protection), s 224 (pressure equipment, gas cylinder inspection marks), s 243 and Schedule 5 (design registration of gas cylinders)
- Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 (Qld): ss 725 and 726 (gas work and gas work licence)
- Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 (Qld): s 131 (cylinders in enclosed spaces), ss 140 to 144 (carrying cylinders in enclosed vehicles)
- Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld), including its appendix on gas cylinders
- Welding Processes Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (5 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word (registers are Excel). Edit it in Word or Excel, or free in Word and Excel for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, we'll fix it, and if we can't, we'll refund you (or give you store credit if you'd prefer). Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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