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How should compressed gas cylinders be kept relative to radiators and heat sources?

Away from them.

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  1. Next to them for warmth
  2. Away from them ✔
  3. Under them on a shelf

Why: Heat raises the pressure inside a cylinder. OSHA says cylinders shall be kept away from radiators and other sources of heat.

Huh, didn't know that: OSHA also says to keep cylinders away from piping and layout tables that may be used to ground arc welding circuits.

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Answer: Away from them. Heat raises the pressure inside a cylinder. OSHA says cylinders shall be kept away from radiators and other sources of heat.

  1. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.253 Oxygen-fuel gas welding and cutting www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.253
    Cylinders shall be kept away from radiators and other sources of heat.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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