Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety

Last Updated: October 6, 2026

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Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety

1 Lesson

Interactive course

For workers who move, store and use compressed gas cylinders, especially oxygen and fuel gas for welding and cutting: move and store cylinders safely, place them away from heat and electricity, open and connect them correctly, handle leaks, and check hose and torches.

This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.350(a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (h) and (i), and 29 CFR 1910.101(a). It is not an OSHA card or license, and it does not by itself meet the instruction requirement of 29 CFR 1926.350(d). Your employer must still thoroughly instruct employees in the safe use of fuel gas as 1926.350(d) sets out. 29 CFR 1910.101 has no training paragraph; under 1910.101(a) your employer must determine that compressed gas cylinders under its control are in a safe condition to the extent that can be determined by visual inspection, with visual and other inspections conducted as 1910.101(a) prescribes.

What you will learn

Move and hoist cylinders the safe way
Store cylinders in the right place, with oxygen kept apart from fuel gas
Place cylinders at the work so heat, sparks and electricity cannot reach them, and keep damaged cylinders out of use
Open, connect and shut off a fuel gas cylinder, and respond to a leak
Check hose and torches each shift and keep oil and grease away from oxygen

Course outline

Moving cylinders: Caps on, valves closed, cylinders upright
Storing cylinders: Where cylinders are kept
At the work: Keep cylinders away from heat, sparks and current; Damaged cylinders stay out of use
Opening, connecting and leaks: Crack, open slowly, close before you disconnect; When a fuel gas cylinder leaks
Hose, torches and oil: Check it every shift
On the job

Course facts

Who it is for: Worker
Time: about 20 minutes, on your phone or computer
Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
Based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.350 (construction gas welding and cutting) and 29 CFR 1910.101 (general industry compressed gases)

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