GN3

Safe Cylinder Handling and the Application of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations to Gas Cylinders. Revision 1 : 2005
Guidance Note GN3 defines the principles of safe practice for users when handling and moving cylinders, provides a basic understanding of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations as relating to gas cylinders and offers specific guidance to managers and their staff in handling cylinders containing compressed, dissolved and liquefied gases at work places.

GN3 includes a summary of the duties of employers and employees under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, as amended by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 with regard to the handling of gas cylinders by users. It also takes account of HSE's revised Guidance L23 on the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended in 2004) and of HSE's Research Report 228 Review of the risks associated with pushing and pulling heavy loads.

Note: For guidance on handling cylinders containing LPG, please consult the L P Gas Association