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180.209

Section §180.209: Requirements for requalification of specification cylinders

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Interpretation Responses

Ref ID Date Company Name Individual Name Response Document
22-0067 Kidde Aerospace and Defense Mark Fazzio View
07-0166R CTC Certified Training Co. Darrel K. Garton View
21-0101 Hydro-Test Products, Inc. Carlos Graca View
21-0100 Hydro-Test Products, Inc. Carlos Graca View
21-0076 American Cylinder and Safety Myles L. TenBroeck View
21-0084 Koorsen Fire & Security Brick Keltner View
20-0086 Cylinder Sales and Testing, LLC d/b/a Coastal Hydrotesting Jeffery Strong View
20-0088 National Presto Safety J.R. Nerat View
19-0136 National Propane Gas Association Sarah Reboli View
19-0079 Entegris, Inc James McManus View
17-0094 Entegris Inc. Mr. James McManus View
15-0042 Transport Canada, TDG Ms. Nida Chaudhary View
05-0218 City Carbonic Sales & Service Ms. Amy Morgan Bruecks View
13-0137 Western Sales and Testing, Inc. Mr. Mark Griffin View
14-0053 Department of the Air Force Mr. Brett Schlueter View
15-0184 The Chemours Company Mr. Randolph Martin View
05-0239 CTC Certified Training Co Mr. Darrell K. Garton View
07-0082 City Carbonic Sales & Service, Inc. Ms. Amy Morgan Bruecks View
06-0133 Global Fire and Safety, Inc. Mr. Bill McDonald  View
09-0177 Worthington Cylinder Corporation Mr. Steven T. Gentry View
12-0244 Airgas SAFECOR Mr. John Anderson View
13-0004 Airgas SAFECOR Mr. John Anderson View
08-0135 Safety & Compliance Associates, Inc. Mike Lopez, JD View
14-0054 MAET Vacuum Lab-Honeywell International Mr. Kenneth Lillemo View
06-0276 Thunderbird Cylinder, Inc. Mr. Fred A. Nachman View
13-0092 Linde Gas North America LLC Mr. Guy Dalton View
12-0087 Hydro-Test Products, Inc. Mr. Tom Sauta View
13-0164 Mr. Cesar Enrico View
16-0147 Qantas Mr. Neil Smith View
11-0220 Foster Fuels, Inc. Mr. John George View
09-0236 Department of State INL/A Mr. James A. Sherman View
07-0117 City Carbonic Sales & Service, Inc. Ms. Amy Morgan Bruecks View
13-0032 Complete Cylinder Service, Inc. Mr. Paul Kleier, Jr. View
14-0067 Transport Canada, TDG Ms. Nida Chaudhary View
10-0019R Mr. John Cox View
10-0077 Thunderbird Cylinder Mr. Fred A. Nachman View