Always check the label
before using gas cylinders
Product Label
contains product information
Product name
SDS substance name
Dangerous
goods
identification
Fill
pressure
EC
Number
Shielding
gas code
Reference website for
Safety Data Sheets
Banana Label
contains safety information
Supplier’s address
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available to anyone in your organisation who
handles or uses industrial gas cylinders.
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For further help and advice about
the cylinder coding regulations,
call Air Products on
08457 020202
Colour classification by
hazard property
Oxidising
Air Products have many hundreds of
thousands of cylinders in the UK, and the
repainting exercise will take a number of years
to complete, therefore, you may have cylinders
delivered bearing both the old and new
colours. The cylinder label, details of which are
given in this leaflet, will be vital to
understanding the product contained.
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Rev.
Emergency contact
number
Inert
A new standard governing the colour coding of
transportable gas cylinders is coming into
force across Europe. The new standard,
EN1089-3, will ensure consistency of colour
coding, helping to improve safety standards
across the industry.
Toxic
Flammable
Emergency telephone
0500 020202
Oxygen
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Gas Cylinder
Identification Chart
Always check
the label before
using gas
cylinders
Gas Cylinder Identification Chart
Always check the label before using gas cylinders
NEW
OLD
NEW
Apachi®
NEW
OLD
OLD
NEW
OLD
NEW
OLD
OLD
NEW
Helium BIP® & Premier
OLD
Nitrogen BIP® & Premier
OLD
OLD
NEW
OLD
Helium Technical Grade/Heligas®
NEW
NEW
OLD
OLD
Nitrogen Technical Grade
NEW
OLD
NEW
Hydrogen Technical Grade
OLD
NEW
Oxygen Industrial Grade
Inert Special Gas Mixtures
OLD
Propane
OLD
OLD
NEW
NEW
OLD
NEW
OLD
Flammable Mixtures
Hydrogen/Argon - Methane/Argon Hydrogen/Nitrogen
NEW
OLD
OLD
Freshline®/Food Grade
Carbon Dioxide
Freshline®/Food Grade Nitrogen
OLD
NEW
NEW
Breathing Oxygen
(not for medical use)
Ferromaxx®
OLD
NEW
OLD
Breathing Air
Freshline®/Food Grade
Oxygen
OLD
NEW
NEW
Diving Oxygen
Freshline®/Food Grade
Mixture - Oxidising
Freshline®/Food Grade
Mixture - Inert
OLD
Astec®
Coogar®
NEW
NEW
NEW
Argon Technical Grade
Compressed Air
(not for breathing)
Flammable Toxic Mixtures
NEW
OLD
Argon BIP® & Premier
Carbon Dioxide
Industrial Grade
NEW
NEW
NEW
Inomaxx® TIG
Inert Welding Mixtures
Oxygen/Argon Prodarc™ - Nitrogen /Argon
NEW
OLD
Toxic Mixtures
OLD
NEW
OLD
Weldap®