A new robot-based service has been launched to help fight fires and support other major incidents, in particular those where acetylene gas cylinders which can become highly unstable are involved. The ...

The century-old challenge of storing and transporting acetylene safely may have been solved in principle by a team of scientists. The century-old challenge of transporting acetylene may have been ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that the Department of Transportation modify current federal regulations addressing the adequacy of mobile acetylene trailer design for ...

A COMPANY was last night banned from transporting gas cylinders in the wake of an explosion that killed a welder and devastated the centre of a North-East town. Welder Andy Herd was driving through ...

OSHA has revised its acetylene standard. The agency said its new final rule replaces references to outdated industry standards with updated references reflecting current industry practices. The ...

The Health and Safety Executive is proposing a shakeup of regulations that concern the handling and storage of acetylene. Acetylene is a very dangerous substance. But it doesn’t fit well with other ...

The century-old challenge of transporting acetylene may have been solved in principle by a team of scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). A NIST research team ...