Safe Use of Oxygen and Oxygen Systems: Handbook for Design, Operation, and Maintenance: Second Edition

This comprehensive manual from ASTM provides you with a practical set of the latest guidelines on how to safely store, handle, and use oxygen. It contains chapters that cover hazards, materials compatibility, design concepts, and cleaning for oxygen service. Various operational issues such as storage facility design, transportation and transfer, equipment hazards, and emergency procedures are also addressed. Several appendices deal with topics such as chemical and physical properties; design examples; a listing of current codes, regulations, and guidelines; organizational policies and procedures; and project management design. This volume is a valuable reference tool for designers, users, operators, maintainers, quality assurance personnel, insurance and safety inspectors, and project managers who will be able to incorporate these guidelines into their projects or facilities.