Inspection template in the LeanSuite app
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Compressed gas cylinder storage checklist
Monthly check of how gas cylinders are stored, secured and handled.
The full question list
The 11 questions in the inspection
Every question is answered Yes, No or N/A. Each No is flagged and asks for a photo and a comment, so the finding arrives with its evidence.
Storage
- 1Cylinders are upright and secured with a chain or strap
- 2Valve caps are on when cylinders are not in use
- 3Oxygen and oxidising gases are kept apart from fuel gases
- 4Full and empty cylinders are separated and labelled
- 5The area is ventilated and signed, and away from heat and ignition sources
Condition
- 6Labels are readable and show the gas
- 7There is no damage, rust or leak
- 8Regulators and hoses are in good condition
- 9Test dates are in date
Handling
- 10Cylinders are moved on trolleys, not rolled
- 11People handling cylinders have been trained
When to use it
- Once a month.
- The person responsible for the area or equipment answers each question on the spot.
- Each record starts with: Storage area.
How it is scored
The template is built with points per answer and a pass mark of 90. In this library every audit is set to pass at 80 and every inspection at 90. Each submitted inspection shows its score and pass or fail, and every No is flagged with its photo and comment.
Change the points or the pass mark after you clone it. How rules and scoring work.
Read and print
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Use this template in LeanSuite
It is ready in the Template Marketplace inside Lean Creator as “Compressed Gas Cylinder Storage Check”. Clone it into your plant, change any question, then schedule it to a person, role or asset with reminders. Auditors complete it on a phone or tablet, with photo evidence where required.
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