I agree with you fully. PSI is not about that,,,,, it is about what are the legal binding standards. Yes the CGA is incorporated in the CFR's that makes them have force of law. other agencies proceedures etc is not in the CFR's too many refuse to accept that. I dont like the idea of 23.5 requires O2 service cleaning. it is contrary to other sources but it is what is in the CFR's and that is what counts in a court. You are right about the vis and its relationship to hydro's. that is not seen in reality however. no sticker no fill even if a hydro was done a week before. There is a lot of ignorance out there but ,,,,, and there is always a but. it is their shop, and if they will not fill without a sticker then you have to buy one or go else where.
the theft of materials was with course creation and updating. The agency name is moot , they have been to court if I remember right. the situation is what is Important. other agencies let PSI do the reasearch and they made their courses from one of their people taking a PSI course. duplicating PSIs material instead of doing the research themselves. They were mad because the feds limited inspection of certain tanks to be done ONLY by a trained PSI inspector who was trained with the most up to date and thorough information available. that got a lot of panties wet in other agencies. That started the pissing contest with PSI. claims that the feds favored PSI occured and was foundless because PSI was the only one that did the work and could prove their processes and methods were 100% in compliance with the cfr's. Yes they added a few things to the precess like supporting the 23.5 because of the possibility of PP blending instead of using actual standards such as not exceeding 40% O2. PP blending is basicly using pure O2 and since bn PCI's view blending is blending , all methods of blending should be limited to 23.5% for O2 clean. It is not logical for continuous blending systems when used. I also do not like the idea that when an agency thinks things should change the makers make it happen. PSI should be (poor wording) enforcing law not making law.
lastly in the field teh issue of
Everybody involved is basing it off the CGA standard anyways since that is the actual requirement per the CFR.
There is a reason why it is that way. the impact of PSI made that happen. still you do not see the compliance in the field because to comply it is expensive to do right. especially when it comes to nitrox and O2 systems. The most highly failed standard is tank fillers are greatly untrained. Ask them sometimes what training they have had. and where they went to get their hazmat training and handling at. They will say they did not get any training. all they got was the boss saying hook things up this way and fill the tank. very common in mom and pop shops where the owners non employee 14yo does VIS STICKER """""""REPLACEMENTS""""""""AND AIR FILLS.
