Outside Resources

CSPA’s “Aerosol Propellants: Considerations for Effective Handling in the Aerosol Plant and Laboratory,” 3rd Edition, published in 2010 (better known as the Aerosol Propellants Safety Manual) is the basic safety manual needed by all aerosol product manufacturers and laboratories. It includes the latest thinking in aerosol propellant safety and includes references and explanations of all the relevant standards that have been created or updated since the Second Edition published in 1999. First published in 1984, the CSPA Aerosol Propellants Safety Manual contains information on propellants shipping, receiving, storage, and handling; compressed and soluble gas propellants; location and construction, ventilation, gas detection, electrical equipment, piping systems, fire prevention and control in propellant charging and pump rooms; disposal of reject aerosol containers; laboratory safety; and safety seminars. For more information visit Publication Orders at www.cspa.org.

Industrial Gas Technology offers how-to videos to summarize compressor and pump maintenance techniques. Their videos have been featured in Reliable Plant and Machinery Lubrication online magazines, as well as on GlobalSpec MRO electronic newsletter. Check them out at Industrial Gas Technology’s website here.