The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the procedures and principles of the Certificate of Qualification for periodic inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of refillable pressurized gas cylinders used for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases.
This Communiqué covers the periodic inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of refillable compressed gas cylinders used for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases.
Maintenance of gas cylinders is based on TS EN 1968 standard. This standard covers the requirements for regular inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of welded or seamless steel tubes manufactured to TS EN 13322-1, 2 and TS EN ISO 9809-1, 2, 3 standards. The service life of gas cylinders varies according to the type of gases filled into them. In order to re-use the tubes after these expiration periods, they must be checked and inspected according to TS EN 1968 standard. It is a legal obligation to have these controls and inspections carried out in terms of the safety of life and property of the users on the one hand and the businesses performing the filling works on the other.
According to the Regulation on Health and Safety in the Use of Work Equipment issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, gas cylinders are included in the pressure vessels and installations group and their controls are required at least once a year. In addition, control and inspection operations should be performed by mechanical engineers, machine technicians and high technicians.
Our company conducts regular inspections and inspections of gas cylinders within the framework of periodic controls of pressure vessels in accordance with the relevant legal regulations and standards and test methods published by domestic and foreign organizations. These standards are included in the tables attached to the regulation. However, after the publication of the regulation, new standards regarding the issue issued must also be taken into consideration.
