SUMMARY:This is to notify the public that RSPA is investigating the unauthorized marking of high-pressure compressed gas cylinders. On March 12, 1998, RSPA inspectors conducted a compliance inspection at City Fire Equipment Company, Inc. (CFECI), 518 34th Street, Gulfport, Mississippi. During the inspection it was determined that CFECI had improperly retested a number of cylinders. The President of CFECI told inspectors that his company had not done any type of cylinder retesting since January 1998. Subsequent inspections of CFECI's customers indicate that CFECI has charged some of its customers for cylinder retesting and has marked cylinders as having been properly retested in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) after January 1998.

Failure to properly conduct a hydrostatic retest can result in cylinders that should be condemned being returned to service. Serious personal injury, death, and property damage could result from rupture of a cylinder. Cylinders that have not been retested in accordance with the HMR may not be charged or filled with a hazardous material.

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