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Cylinders used for the transport of industrial gas by road or rail in the UK are subject to Statutory Regulation. The specific Regulation controlling transport by road and rail is the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (S.I.1348), and is derived from the European Agreement on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) and the equivalent for rail (RID).

 

Within the Regulations there is a requirement to subject cylinders to periodic inspection and test. Though cylinders may be transported after their test is due this may only be for the purpose of sending the cylinder for test, i.e. cylinders cannot be re-filled when out-of-test. The test period is defined in the ADR document, but is typically 10 years for most industrial gases. The method of testing is again specified in ADR but there is a presumption of conformity when the cylinders are tested in accordance with specified European Standards, BS EN 1968 for seamless steel cylinders, BS EN 1802 for seamless aluminium cylinders, and BS EN 1803 for welded steel cylinders.

Since July 2006 it has been mandatory for an inspection body carrying out periodic inspection and test to be appointed by the Department for Transport (DfT). This follows an assessment of the body's capability carried out by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS). Several organisations who have been appointed in this way, and offer periodic inspection and test services, are members of BCGA. (Approved bodies can carry out periodic inspection and test of existing cylinders, notified bodies can also carry out initial inspection of new cylinders) They are:

Air Products Plc (Approved body)
Festival Way
Festival Park
Hanley
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST1 5HB



Michael J Dean
01782 219571
01782 215077
www.airproducts.co.uk
 
Arrowhead Industrial Services Limited (Notified Body)
Orion House
14 Barn Hill
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2AE



Simon Davies
01780 758550
01780 758551
www.arrowheadis.com
 
Central Cylinder Testing
Central Lodge
Thorpe Wood
Selby
N. Yorks
YO8 3RG


Ian Mitchell
01757 709552
 
Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd (Operating under the control of a Notified Body)

Meadowhall Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9 1BT



A Harding
0114 242 7515
www.chesterfieldcylinders.com
 
Gas Container Services Ltd (Approved Body)
Private Roadway No 7
Colwick Industrial Estate
Nottingham
NG4 2JW



Richard J Barski
0115 9870944
0115 9400813
www.gcs.eu.com
 
Gaspack Services (Approved body)
Unit D, Gellinhirion Ind Est
Pontypridd
Rhondda
Cynontaff
CF37 5SX


Ben Wells
01443 844607
www.gaspack.co.uk
 
Jackson Keay Gas Cylinder Services (Approved Body)
Private Road No 7
Colwick Industrial Estate
Colwick
Nottingham
NG4 2JW



Andrew Jackson
0115 9381874
0115 9618664
www.jacksonkeay.com
 
Jesp Engineering Ltd
Units 4 & 5
Bevan Road Industrial Estate
Bevan Road
Brierley Hill
West Midlands,
DY5 3TF




Graham Meakin
01384 483144
01384 482802
 
Strata Technology Ltd
Strata House
Batavia Road
Sunbury on Thames
Middlesex
TW16 5LR


Brian Carter
0870 770 6367
www.stratatec.co.uk
 
 
 
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