Helpful Links and Downloads
UPDATE: COVID-19 Toolkit: CGA News & Resources
April 12, 2020: Click the link below to visit the Compressed Gas Association’s COVID-19 toolkit page with up-to-date news and resources for healthcare providers.
UPDATE: Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
April 9, 2020: To ensure continuity of operations of essential functions, CDC advises that critical infrastructure workers may be permitted to continue work following potential exposure to COVID-19, provided they remain asymptomatic and additional precautions are implemented to protect them and the community. Click below to visit the CDC’s site and read more.
UPDATE: Safety Alert, Cylinder and Cryogenic Container Issue Related to Cylinder Conversion and Filling During the COVID-19 Crisis
April 8, 2020: CGA has issued the first edition of SA-36, Safety Alert, Cylinder and Cryogenic Container Issue Related to Cylinder Conversion and Filling During the COVID-19 Crisis. The safety alert was published and is available to download from CGA’s website. Click below to real the full notice.
UPDATE: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Notice Temporarily Waives Hydrostatic Test Date Requirement for Cylinders
April 6, 2020: On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a Notice of Enforcement Discretion Regarding Cylinders That Have Exceeded Their Periodic Requalification Test Date (click below). This notification means that hydrostatic test date requirement for oxygen cylinders has been waived temporarily. Click below to real the full notice.
UPDATE: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Issues Special Permit SP 21025
April 1, 2020: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued Special Permit SP 21025 that authorizes the filling and offering for transportation certain DOT specification cylinders that are up to 12 months overdue for periodic requalification for relief efforts during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Click here for DOT Special Permit SP 21025 and click here to download an application template.
SAFETY ALERT: CGA announces the release of CGA SA-35 (Cleaning of Cylinders Returned from Healthcare Facilities During a Pandemic)
March 27, 2020: Cleaning of Cylinders Returned from Healthcare Facilities During a Pandemic, which provides additional guidance on the use of cleaning and disinfection solutions for cylinders received from healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This Safety Alert is available free of charge.
Transport Canada issues two temporary certificates related to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations
March 27, 2020: Workers with expired recurrent training will be allowed to continue working with temporary certificate TU 0750. TU 0751 allows cylinders that are acceptable for filling and use but are out of requalification date to be used.
Essential Business: Supporting Documentation for OxyGo Providers
March 19, 2020: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Cyber and Infrastructure (CISA) has issued a list of essential businesses on 3/19/20 confirming our designation: “Manufacturers, technicians, logistics and warehouse operators, and distributors of medical equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), medical gases, pharmaceuticals (including materials used in radioactive drugs), blood and blood products, vaccines, testing materials, laboratory supplies, cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting or sterilization supplies, and tissue and paper towel products.”
Now Available at No Charge: CGA Publication P-83 Provides Guidelines for Cleaning Contaminated Medical Gas Containers
March 4, 2020: CGA P-83 provides guidance on the considerations required to avoid compromising the medical gas container during cleaning and disinfection procedures. Click below to access the CGA's free download.
Government Information
Coronavirus.gov
Official government website with information about the outbreak.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The latest information on COVID-19 including safety tips and home care advice.
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