Oxygen Cylinder Storage Osha

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Oxygen cylinder storage osha. Thank you for your interest in occupational safety and health. With respect to osha s general industry standards related to oxygen and gas cylinder storage 1910 253 b 2 1926 253 b 4 cylinders in general industry workplaces are not considered to be in storage when they are either in use or connected for use see letter to mr. To prevent fires and explosions osha requires workplace gas cylinder storage at least 20 feet away from highly combustible materials and oxygen cylinders shall sit completely away from anything combustible especially oils and greases. Therefore the cylinder containing 20 9 oxygen would not be considered an oxygen cylinder or an oxidizing compressed gas for the purposes of 29 cfr 1910 101.

Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel gas cylinders or combustible materials especially oil or grease a minimum distance of 20 feet 6 1 m or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet 1 5 m high having a fire resistance rating of at least one half hour.