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COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER HANDLING Although unprocessed compressed gas cylinders are not accepted at Alco, we do have a policy on rim", to handle certified and non-certified cylinders, should we find them in and around our yard. PRE-PROCESSED COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS Cylinders that arrive in our facility are considered Pre-Processed if their valves are removed, and the cylinders have been cut and/or punctured to ensure there is no remaining gas left in the cylinder. Once the Pre-Processed Cylinders have been presented to our purchasing agents, yard supervisors, foreman, and general labors mush ensure the following procedures that are met to process the material. 9. Inspection of tanks to ensure no remaining gas exists. 2. Inspection to ensure that valves have been removed and large opening has been cut into tank. 3. If both I and 2 are met then these Cylinders will be visibly marked with a large green paint stripe indicating they are safe for processing, All shear operators must ensure that the green line is on any cylinder prior to processing. NON CERTIFIED or NON PROCESSED_COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS Non-certified compressed gas cylinders can be described as cylinders that do not came with any documentation certifying them as acceptable for scrap processing or if there is any chance that gas remains in them. If an inspector cannot tell if these cylinders are not Pre-Processed they must assume that are still intact and must not enter our processing stream. These are generally brought in by the general public and should never be accepted. If found, the following procedures MUST be followed. I, Purchasers must notify customers that material is not accepted and alert yard supervisors/inspectors to make sure the material is not off loaded. 2. Yard supervisorshnspectors must confirm that customers have left the property without off-loading material at our yard. Communication will be by radio and/or verbally to purchasers. 3. In the event that the material is found after a customer has left our facility, Alco employees MUST notify their supervisors immediately. 4. Should the material be deemed unsafe (valves remaining, no cuts or punctures), the cylinder will be visibly marked with another color (pink) which will signify that the cylinder is unsafe and MUST be placed in a safe holding container, in a segregated area. These boxes will be labeled. 5, Alco will then arrange for a company specializing in handling compressed cylinders to pick up the cylinders on a weekly basis for proper disposal.