Compressed Gases Safety: e-Learning

Interactive and engaging e-Learning lesson. Covering the safe use, handling, storage and transportation of bottled gases used in Laboratory and Industrial applications.

What to expect

This course gives delegates the information needed to use compressed gases safely, in line with BCGA codes of practice, HSE guidance and other relevant legislation.

The course is narrated and takes approximately 90 minutes to complete. Delegates can pause, stop, and resume at any time.

Throughout the course, questions are designed to reinforce key safety information. This is followed by a final quiz that requires a pass rate of 80% to be awarded a PGS Certificate of Achievement.

Certification is valid for 3 years, will be sent via email, and is available to download alongside supporting documentation.

Once activated, delegates have a maximum of 90 days to complete.

£60.00 (Subject to VAT)

(Subject to VAT)

Topics

Follow the gas through the system, highlighting the required pre-use visual checks.

  • Legislation & Codes of Practice
  • PPE
  • Cylinder construction
  • Manual handling of cylinders
  • Cylinder filling
  • Hazards & properties of gases
  • Cylinder labelling
  • Connections, fittings & hoses
  • Setting working pressures
  • System shutdown
  • Cylinder storage
  • Potential cylinder incidents
  • Manifolds systems
  • Transportation

Onsite Practical

  • Review current procedures
  • Manual handling of cylinders
  • Pre-use checks
  • Regulator fitting
  • Leak checking
  • After-use checks

Onsite Requirements

  • Suitable PPE
  • Gas cylinders
  • Suitable gas equipment 

We offer the opportunity to be a part of our passport scheme, this is for delegates who have passed both theory, and practical sessions.

Practical sessions are included as standard with on-site courses.
If required you can choose to add practical sessions following e-Learning or Webinars.

Contact us for more information

Certification is valid for 3 years.

  • PDF Certificate of Achievement
    – awarded on successful completion of the final quiz
  • Hard copy certificate and PGS compressed gases safety passport
    – available, where a practical session is attended

EAL Recognised Centre No. W4924ER

PGS has been independently verified by EAL as a provider of Compressed and Cryogenic Gases Safety courses. PGS course delivery, assessment, quality assurance, customer support documentation and procedures have been found to meet their exacting standards. 

This accreditation enables PGS to offer the option of:

Level 3 603/4729/6
The Installation and Maintenance of Compressed Gas Supply Systems

Level 3 600/1433/7
Applied Compressed Gases Safety (Cylinders)

Level 3 600/1432/5
Mobile Oxy–Fuel Gas Equipment Inspection

Level 3 600/9414/X
Oxy-Acetylene/Propane Gas User Safety, Practice and Procedures

An unrivalled level of Gas Safety Qualification only available through PGS

Testimonials

Don’t just take our word for it, see what some of our recent clients have said. You can even leave a review yourself.

“The course held my interest and has increased my knowledge of how to work safely with gases. The content is excellent and I think the supporting documentation is good”

Learner
Babcock International Group

“Good flow of information to keep interest, enjoyed the taster questions throughout the course. I enjoyed the course and will recommend this training to other areas of the business where staff require gas cylinder safety training”

Learner
BAE Systems (operations)

“I undertook the e-Learning as a free trial to ascertain its benefit for my staff after contacting PGS through the web chat. The course is well put together with a sensible level of detail. Being able to leave and return to training at any point in the day was of particular benefit. I would recommend this training to any agricultural workshop or farm workshop”

Company Director
Baileys Turkeys Ltd

“The course held my interest and has increased my knowledge of gases safety. I thought the training content was excellent and very relevant to my job, overall, I thought the training was very good”

Learner
Babcock DSG

“I’ve really enjoyed the perfect amount of detail in the course, where you come away from a slide knowing what was meant, but not feeling overloaded with information. A really good balance, and really informative about legal requirements. Thanks”

Trainer
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd

Be Proactive, Be Safe

This course provides the information required to understand the specific hazards associated with compressed gases such as Nitrogen, CO2, Hydrogen and Argon and other gases used in Laboratory or Industrial applications, resulting in an assured workforce and a safer workplace.

Inert Gases

These gases are colourless, odourless, and tasteless, making their presence undetectable. They can displace oxygen, creating an asphyxiant atmosphere.

The most common inert gases include argon, nitrogen, helium, and carbon dioxide.

Oxidising Gases

Oxygen significantly supports combustion. Atmospheres that contain more than 23% oxygen are classified as enriched and poses an increased fire risk.

In an oxygen enriched atmosphere, even fire resistant materials, can ignite and burn intensely.

Flammable Gases

Flammable gases burn in air within certain concentration limits. 

The range of these limits is called the flammability range.

These gases include acetylene, propane, butane, and hydrogen.

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