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Unsecured medical gas cylinders, including cylinders on trolleys

  • Document type:
    Estates alert
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    29 July 2010
  • Publication format:
    A4 electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    14629
  • Pages:
    3
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

Medical gas cylinders which are not secured properly can topple causing injury or death.  This includes cylinders which may be free standing and those held in cylinder trolleys.

Gas cylinders and their trolleys should be secured to a wall bracket or other static/stable structure to prevent them from toppling.

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