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 ...

Four Central Kentucky men who were injured in an explosion at a UPS facility in Lexington last year have filed a lawsuit against the company that owned the acetylene cylinders that they say caused the ...

A pickup truck carrying a tank of acetylene exploded after it was involved in a crash in Doral Tuesday. Doral Police officials said the Ford pickup was carrying the tank of acetylene, which is used ...

“This final rule incorporates current technology that enhances OSHA’s acetylene standard for improving industry work practices and providing safer workplaces,” said acting Assistant Secretary of Labor ...

The revised standard requires that employers ensure that in-plant transfer, handling, storage and use of acetylene cylinders comply with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet G-1-2003, Acetylene. Piping ...