Safety Audits

Cylinder Safety & Monitoring

Lab Gas Safety and Purity Audits

Our lab gas safety and purity audits will answer all of these questions and more. At Middlesex Gases, safety is our number one priority. That’s why we provide a safety training course for our customers and non-customers, followed by a safety and purity audit to ensure that your lab is compliant.

Is your lab in compliance?

Are you using the right grade of gas for your applications?

Is your gas regulation equipment contaminating your gas stream?

Is your lab a safe place when it comes to the gases in use?

Is there room for improvement with new technology?

Cylinder & Specialty Gases Safety Quiz

How safe is your work environment? We have designed a Safety Quiz to help you evaluate your own operations. The quiz has a total of 5 questions.

Please click “Next” to begin the quiz.

True or False: Before using a compressed gas cylinder of any kind, one should always first refer to and read the corresponding Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to understand the safety precautions, uses and properties of the gas cylinder.

True

False

The danger of asphyxiation must be considered when handling and storing inert cryogenic liquids such as liquid nitrogen. For this reason, ________ are/is recommended whenever cryogenic liquids are handled in enclosed areas.

Oxygen depletion monitors

Security cameras

The buddy system

Cell phones

True or False: One should always use a pressure relief device where liquid can be trapped to help prevent over-pressurization due to vaporization.

True

False

The purpose of a regulator is to:

Provide a fitting for piping from cylinder to process

Make the gas supplier extra money

Decrease the pressure of a gas cylinder to a usable and safe level

None of the above

Cylinders that contain corrosive gases should not be stored for longer than:

3 Months

6 Months

One year

One week

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Safety & Purity Audit Includes

Safe cylinder handling
Safe storage compliance
Gas education
Gas grades
Safe cryogenic handling
Flashback arrestors vs check valves
Safe cryogenic handling
Tech introductions and upgrades

A woman working in a lab, handling a nitrogen tank

Safety Data Sheets

We will:

Assure that the grade of gas you are using is appropriate for the application
Confirm that the gas regulation equipment is not adding contaminants to your gas stream
Make sure the hoses or tubing from the regulators to the equipment are not adding contaminants to your process
Verify that all gas safety issues are in compliance
Check for technology upgrade opportunities that may impact savings
Provide a formal written report upon completion