46 CFR 197.326 - Oxygen safety.

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Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Nov 04, 2024

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§ 197.326 - Oxygen safety.

(a) Equipment used with oxygen or oxygen mixtures greater than 40 percent by volume must be designed for such use.

(b) Oxygen systems with pressures greater than 125 psig must have slow-opening shut-off valves except pressure boundary shut-off valves may be ball valves.

authority: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306,3703,6101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1

source: CGD 76-009, 43 FR 53683, Nov. 16, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 46 CFR 197.326