Victoria's workplace safety shutters East Gippsland shop - hazardous carbon monoxide fills

[DandyDon]

Anyone who had tanks filled at Cross Diving Services in Marlo needs to avoid diving them and notify their office. With 150 ppm contaminations, the effects could be disastrous, but the shop did not keep records of fills.

Warning to divers after unsafe carbon monoxide levels found in cylinders at Victorian retailer

The warning from Victoria's workplace safety regulator applies to tanks and cylinders filled up at Cross Diving Services at Marlo in East Gippsland.

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[Jonn]

How common are inline monitors at commercial fill stations? According to Bauer, who’s in a position to know if anyone is: “Even when your compressor is operated and maintained in line with professional standards, critical conditions may cause breathing air to become contaminated with hazardous substances. The consequences may be serious, endangering health or even life.”

Now that’s from their inline monitor product sales page, but still…