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Gas Safety
Safety Solutions
BOC Sureserve are the industry leaders in dispense gas safety and work continually towards improving safety standards, offering you safety assurance.
A pub, club or restaurant is like any other workplace where accidents can happen if the working environment is unsafe and the staff are unaware of the potential hazards around them
We at BOC Sureserve are committed to working safely at all times. In our business, safety is our number one priority.
Under the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act ( 2005 ) every employer has a legal obligation to provide a safe place of work for employees.
You will find lots of hints and tips here to help you with all aspects of safety:
- how to protect your staff and yourself from injury or damage to health
- gain advice and guidance on safe cylinder handling practices and procedures
- understand and appreciate the dangers of gas leaks and how to deal with them safely
The regulations concerning pubs, hotels and restaurants are detailed here:
- Read more about Gas Risk Assessments
- 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 Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations, 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 Chemical agents regulations
- 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
- BOC Sureserve cylinders are filled with pressurised gas, therefore they are classed as 'pressure vessels' and every aspect of their use is subject to strict regulation. Read more about cylinder safety
