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Dispense Gas Safety
BOC Sureserve are the experts in dispense gas safety and work continually towards improving safety standards, offering you safety assurance.
A pub, club or restaurant is not a particularly dangerous place compared to, say, an oil drilling rig, a construction site or a factory floor, but accidents can happen in any environment.
When it comes to safety, BOC Sureserve have a well-earned reputation as the industry's experts.
We are committed to working safely, continually. Safety is our top priority.
You will find lots of hints and tips here to help you with all aspects of safety:
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how to protect your staff and yourself from injury or damage to health
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gain advice and guidance on safe cylinder handling practices and procedures
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understand and appreciate the dangers of gas leaks and how to deal with them safely
As an owner or manager you have a legal responsibility to make sure that your staff can work safely without risking injury or damage to health.
If you register with BOC Sureserve you can meet your legal responsibilities as we are on-hand to help you keep up-to-date with the latest safety and environmental health regulations such as:
- BOC understands that, while clearly vital to hospitality, CO2 and nitrogen can be hidden dangers to health. CO2 is invisible and odourless, so it is difficult to detect a growing concentration caused by leaks. Read more about dispense gas leaks
- Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH), all 'hazardous substances' must be identified and assessed for health risks to employees. In a pub, club or restaurant, the most common hazardous substances are dispense gases and cleaning chemicals. Read more about COSHH regulations
- An increasing number of companies are entering the business of filling cylinders for drinks gas dispense, and a number of them are operating outside of the law. The danger of these 'illicit fillers' is that they put you, your staff and your customers at risk. Read more about illicit fillers
- Dispense gas cylinders are heavy and are filled with gas held under high pressure. If a cylinder discharges or ruptures (perhaps through mishandling), the damage is likely to be considerable. Read more about handling of cylinders
- Manual Handling Regulations provide direction and guidance for assessing the risk of injury from manual handling operations. These include transporting or supporting loads by hand or by 'bodily force'. More than a third of the accidents reported each year are associated with manual handling operations. Read more about the manual handling regulations
- These regulations are designed to minimise the risk of serious injury from the uncontrolled release of stored energy from a pressure system such as a dispense gas cylinder. Read more about the pressure system safety regulations
- Most cellars come within the scope of these regulations. They cover a wide range of 'specified risks', but by far the most important is loss of consciousness or asphyxiation due the accidental release of dispense gas from a cylinder. Read more about confined spaces regulations
- It is important both you and your staff can change cylinders safely, efficiently and competently. This guide to changing gas cylinders will help you fully meet your requirements. Read more about changing a cylinder
