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Compressors & Compressed Gas Audit Checklist

This document contains an audit checklist for compressors, compressed air systems, compressed air receivers, and compressed gas cylinders. It lists over 30 questions to check that compressors are properly equipped and maintained, safety devices are functioning, signs are posted where needed, protective equipment is used, and cylinders are properly stored, marked, inspected and maintained. The checklist aims to ensure compressed air and gas systems are operated safely in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations.

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Compressors & Compressed Gas Audit Checklist

This document contains an audit checklist for compressors, compressed air systems, compressed air receivers, and compressed gas cylinders. It lists over 30 questions to check that compressors are properly equipped and maintained, safety devices are functioning, signs are posted where needed, protective equipment is used, and cylinders are properly stored, marked, inspected and maintained. The checklist aims to ensure compressed air and gas systems are operated safely in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations.

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COMPRESSORS & COMPRESSED AIR Audit

Project .. Time. Location. Date... Auditor.. Audi tee.. COMPRESSORS & COMPRESSED AIR Are compressors equipped with pressure relief valves, and pressure gauges? Are compressor air intakes installed and equipped to ensure that only clean uncontaminated air enters the compressor? Are compressors operated and lubricated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations?

Are safety devices on compressed air systems checked frequently? Before any repair work is done on the pressure system of a compressor, is the pressure bled off and the system locked-out? Are signs posted to warn of the automatic starting feature of the compressors? Is the belt drive system totally enclosed to provide protection for the front, back, top, and sides? Is it strictly prohibited to direct compressed air towards a person? Are employees prohibited from using highly compressed air for cleaning purposes? If compressed air is used for cleaning off clothing, is the pressure reduced to less than 10 psi? When using compressed air for cleaning, do employees use personal protective equipment? Are safety chains or other suitable locking devices used at couplings of

high pressure hose lines where a connection failure would create a hazard? Before compressed air is used to empty containers of liquid, is the safe working pressure of the container checked? When compressed air is used with abrasive blast cleaning equipment, is the operating valve a type that must be held open manually? When compressed air is used to inflate auto tires, is a clip-on chuck and an inline regulator preset to 40 psi required? Is it prohibited to use compressed air to clean up or move combustible dust if such action could cause the dust to be suspended in the air and cause a fire or explosion hazard?

COMPRESSED AIR RECEIVERS Is every receiver equipped with a pressure gauge and with one or more automatic, spring-loaded safety valves? Is the total relieving capacity of the safety valve capable of preventing pressure in the receiver from exceeding the maximum allowable working pressure of the receiver by more than 10 percent? Is every air receiver provided with a drainpipe and valve at the lowest point for the removal of accumulated oil and water? Are compressed air receivers periodically drained of moisture and oil? Are all safety valves tested frequently and at regular intervals to determine whether they are in good operating condition? Is there a current operating permit issued by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health? Is the inlet of air receivers and piping systems kept free of accumulated oil and carbonaceous materials?

COMPRESSED GAS & CYLINDERS Are cylinders with a water weight capacity over 30 pounds equipped with means for connecting a valve protector device, or with a collar or recess to protect the valve? Are cylinders legibly marked to clearly identify the gas contained? Are compressed gas cylinders stored in areas which are protected from external heat sources such as flame impingement, intense radiant heat, electric arcs, or high temperature lines? Are cylinders located or stored in areas where they will not be damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons? Are cylinders stored or transported in a manner to prevent them creating a hazard by tipping, falling or rolling? Are cylinders containing liquefied fuel gas, stored or transported in a position so that the safety relief device is always in direct contact with the vapor space in the cylinder? Are valve protectors always placed on cylinders when the cylinders are not in use or connected for use? Are all valves closed off before a cylinder is moved, when the cylinder is empty, and at the completion of each job? Are low pressure fuel-gas cylinders checked periodically for corrosion, general distortion, cracks, or any other defect that might indicate a weakness or render it unfit for service? Does the periodic check of low pressure fuel-gas cylinders include a close inspection of the cylinders' bottom?
BY: WAHAJ UR REHMAN KHAN

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