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Cylinder to

be kept cool.

Conditions in store,

Naked lights

not permitted

in store.

Restriction

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(A) the cylinder shall have permanently and conspicuously market upon a metal tag, ring or plate securely attached to the cylinder otherwise than by welding or brazing the name of the manufacturer of the cylinder, and shall bear a label on the outside thereof giving the date when it was last chargel together with the name and address of the person, company or firm by whom it was charged, the weight of gas and equi valent volume in cubic feet at 60° Fahrenheit and the maximum pressure allowed in the cylinder at such temperature:

(f) if the cylinder is capable when empty of containing one cubię foot of water or more, it shall have stamped upon the outside thereof the name or trade mark of the manufacturer and the serial number of the cylinder.

98. Any cylinder or container shall be kept as cool as reasonably possible and shall at all times be protected from the direct rays of the sun and from other sources of heat so far as is reasonably practicable ||

99. Any store shall be well ventilated and kept cool and lighting if installed shall be with electric lights enclosed in protective globes.

100. No naked lights shall be in any store.

101. No corrosive or readily combustible substances or dangerous ( on substances goods other than compressed, liquefied or dissolved gas or blowing

agent shall be in any store.

to be in a store.

Storage of 102. (1) No liquid oxygen shall be stored otherwise than in coo- liquid oxygen. tainers constructed and maintained to the satisfaction of the Authority.

Carriage of

(2) No container containing liquid oxygen shall be stored otherwis than in a place approved by the Authority, and marked, to the satisfac tion of the Authority, by one or more notices in the English and Chines languages indicating the storage of liquid oxygen.

(3) No container containing liquid oxygen shall be stored otherwise than under the care of a person having special experience, to the satis faction of the Authority, of the handling of liquid oxygen.

103. Every tank wagon used for the carriage by road of liquil liquid oxygen oxygen in bulk shall conform to the following requirements-

in road tankers.

(a) the wagon shall be of such size as the Authority shall approve (b) the tank shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Authority and shall be of sufficient strength to withstand the extremes of temperature involved in the carriage of liquid oxygen and shall be maintained at all times in good condition:

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(e) unless adequately protected by the chassis or bodywork of the wagon, any filling or discharging equipment attached to the wagon shall be shielded against accidental damage in such manner as the Authority may approve;

(d) the tank shall be provided with automatic safety devices to

prevent excessive pressure developing inside the tank;

(e) the following words shall be prominently displayed in the English and Chinese languages on the front and rear of the wagon and on each side of the tank-

"Caution-Liquid Oxygen";

the wagon shall while conveying, loading or unloading liquid oxygen be attended at all times by at least one person having special experience of the handling of liquid oxygen:

(3) no smoking and no light (other than electric light) or fire of any kind shall be permitted on or near the wagon while conveying, loading or discharging liquid oxygen:

(A) the wagon shall at all times be provided with fire extinguishing

apparatus to the satisfaction of the Authority;

(0) the wagon shall carry no passengers other than the driver and

one attendant while conveying liquid oxygen:

the wagon shall be provided with such number of protective goggles, gloves and suits of clothing for use by persons operating the wagon as the Authority may require;

(A) a copy of this regulation together with a translation thereof in the Chinese language shall be at all times carried in the wagon in a place readily accessible to the driver and the attendant,

104. (1) No gas or blowing agent specified in the first column of General the table to this regulation shall be carried on any unberthed passenger provisions relating to vessel unless such carriage is stated to be permitted in the second column of such table:

Provided that any such gas opposite to which appears the word "Separate" in the second column of such table may be so carried if separate.

(2) Any gas specified in the first column of such table stored in quantity not exceeding that specified opposite thereto, if any, in the third column of such table shall be exempted from the operation of subsection (1) of section 5 of the Ordinance:

Provided that this paragraph shall not apply where the Lotal quantity fall such gases exceeds fifty cubic feet of compressed gases.

(3) The prescribed label or labels for any gas or blowing agent specified in the first column of such table shall be the label or labels

Storage, etc.