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IMPORTANT CHANGE IN NFPA 58 2020 EDITION REGARDING
IMPORTANT NOTICE Please be advised of a change in the 2020 NFPA 58 code Why it changed
INSPECTIONS ON CERTAIN CYLINDERS

If you dispense propane into a cylinder with a damaged
requiring the inspection of the face seal on OPD valves.
face seal, you may experience connection leaks, property
It is important that this be communicated to anyone
damage, or personal injury. A cylinder with a damaged
who is filling cylinders or taking the Dispensing Propane
Safely program. Detailed information listed below will be
sent directly to marketers and included in today’s PERC
customer that connects it to an appliance.
Update. Your help extending the message through your
What you can do
state communications channels is greatly appreciated. face seal is also a potential source of leakage to a
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Please notify your staff of the code change effective your dispenser operators. If you have any questions,
January 2020. please email me.

NFPA 58 2020 Edition section 7.2.2.7: Prior to filling a Regards,
cylinder, the face seal on CGA 791 and 793 connections Eric Kuster
shall be visually inspected for defects (e.g., cracking, Vice President of Safety, Education, and Compliance
gouging, tearing, roping, etc.). If a defect on the face seal direct 202.919.4346 | main 202.452.8975
is found, the cylinder must not be filled.
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What it means 1140 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1075, Washington,
If you are filling a cylinder with either of these valves, the DC 20036
face seal needs to be inspected prior to filling.

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