ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 10691 First edition 2004-08-15 Gas cylinders Refillable welded steel cylinders for liquified petroleum gas (LPG) Procedures for checking before, during and after filling Bouteilles a gaz Bouteilles rechargeables soudées en acier pour gaz de pétrole liquéfié (GPL)-Modes opératoires de controle avant, pendant et apres le remplissage Reference number ISO 10691:2004(E) ISO @ ISO 2004 CopyrightIntermnational Organization for Standardization Not for Resale ISO 10691:2004(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the @ISO2004 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either Iso at the address below or Iso's memberbody in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 · CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland Copyright Intemational organizationfor Standardizatin @ ISO 2004 - All rights reserved No'reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 10691:2004(E) Contents Page 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Segregation of cylinders prior to filling . 2 4.1 General 2 4.2 Cylinders suitable for filling 2 4.3 Cylinders to be periodically inspected .. 3 4.4 Cylinders requiring further assessment 3 5 Reassessment of cylinders ..... 3 6 Filling 5 6.1 Safe filling quantity 5 6.2 Safe filling mixture and composition 6.3 Accuracy of weighing equipment 5 6.4 Filling methods 5 Post-filling checks 6 7.1 Check of filled amount ..... 6 7.2 Action necessary for overfilled cylinders 9 7.3 Check for leakage . 6 7.4 Check of valve caps or plugs . 9 Bibliography Copyright InternationalOrganizationforStandardization'ghtsreserved ili Not for Resale ISO 10691:2004(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. requirements for gas cylinders ional Organization for Standardizatior @ ISO 2004 - All rights reserved Not for Resale ISO 10691:2004(E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Gas cylinders Refillable welded steel cylinders for liquified petroleum gas (LPG) Procedures for checking before, during and after filling WARNING This International Standard calls for the use of substances and procedures that can be injurious to health if adequate precautions are not taken. It refers only to technical suitability and does not absolve the user from legal obligation relating to health and safety at any stage. It has been assumed in the drafting of this International Standard that the execution of its provisions is entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people. Where judgments are called for it has been assumed that they will be made by competent persons who