EIGA MEDICAL GAS CYLINDERS COLOUR CODING User Manual

MEDICAL GASES

MEDICAL GAS CYLI NDERS

COLOUR CODING

Doc 177/20

Revision of Doc 177/13

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MEDICAL GASES CYLI NDERS

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Doc 177/20

COLOUR CODING

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EIGA DOC 177/20

Section

Change

5.2

Reference to Medical Device Regulation

8

Update reference to EN ISO 10961

9

Change of title

Table of Contents

1

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1

2 Scope and purpose .......................................................................................................................... 1

2.1 Scope ........................................................................................................................................ 1

2.2 Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 1

3 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ 1

3.1 Publication terminology ............................................................................................................ 1

4 Cylinder colour coding principles ..................................................................................................... 2

5 Colour coding – cylinder shoulder ................................................................................................... 2

5.1 Basic hazard colour coding ...................................................................................................... 2

5.2 Cylinder shoulder colours ......................................................................................................... 3

5.3 Cylinder shoulder banding ........................................................................................................ 5

6 Cylinder body ................................................................................................................................... 5

7 Cylinder valve guard colour coding .................................................................................................. 6

8 Cylinder bundles .............................................................................................................................. 6

9 Medical gas mixture with oxygen content below 23.5% .................................................................. 6

10 References ................................................................................................................................... 7

NOTE Technical changes from the previous edition are underlined

Amendments to 177/13