PHMSA Safety Advisory on Unauthorized Marking of Compressed Gas Cylinders
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published a notice advising the public that PHMSA has recently confirmed an undetermined number of certain (aluminum) cylinders were improperly marked and represented as DOT specification 3AL cylinders. The cylinders were neither marked nor certified by an authorized independent inspection agency (IIA) with its official mark and date, in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Safety Advisory; Unauthorized Marking of Compressed Gas Cylinders http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-07/html/2011-13952.htm