Cave Fills on LP tanks

[BRT]

Right. If the shop has employees, then it is an OSHA-controlled workplace. The regulations apply to the workplace as a whole, regardless of who is performing the work.

Apparently you have never owned a business.

 

[2airishuman]

Apparently you have never owned a business.

Several, actually. Does that have something to do with my post?

 

[kelemvor]

I fill my cylinders to the rated working pressure, which is 3000psi for most AL80s.

Same.. I don't trust aluminum for overfilling although every once in a while I end up with 3200 inadvertently.

 

[BRT]

Several, actually. Does that have something to do with my post?

I can do things in my shop that my employees cannot. Because I am not under OSHA. When there is an inspection and they want to look at certain areas where only I work I simply tell them that only I work there.

 

[bamafan]

I can do things in my shop that my employees cannot. Because I am not under OSHA. When there is an inspection and they want to look at certain areas where only I work I simply tell them that only I work there.

If your employees are exposed to a danger such as an exploding cylinder you are endangering them and the general duty clause would apply. I am in construction and our company has been fined because of a hazard several floors below where we are working because our employees had access to the area. It all depends on the inspector and how much they actually know. If you have a industrial hygienist come out on a construction site they are generally clueless about the hazards and don't even know what questions to ask or look at. If you have someone file a complaint and that person is knowledgeable you are screwed.

 

[Dominick Gheesling]

I'm just trying to find a decent fill, man.

 

[Colliam7]

I'm just trying to find a decent fill, man.

Makes sense. What do you consider to be a 'decent fill'?

 

[Scuba J7]

Makes sense. What do you consider to be a 'decent fill'?

For me that would be working pressure “cold” as most fill stations I encounter might fill to working pressure “hot”.

 

[Colliam7]

For me that would be working pressure “cold” as most fill stations I encounter might fill to working pressure “hot”.

That would be my definition as well. It's unfortunate that you encounter fill stations that leave you with a short fill.

 

[Michael Guerrero]

Picked my LP85s up after hydro and + rating. Four years of 3600 psi fills didn't cause them to be condemed. Was only able to get them filled to 3000, but have another shop or two to check out.