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Oxygen Safety — Poster and Cylinder Log

Oxygen does not burn, but everything near it does. The rules for cylinders, concentrators and piped oxygen, and the log that prevents running out at 3 a.m.

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Oxygen Safety — Poster and Cylinder Log

What it is

An oxygen safety poster (no smoking or flames, no oil or grease, cylinders secured and stored upright, valves closed when not in use, handling and transport) and the cylinder log: cylinder ID, size, delivered, contents on daily check, in use / full / empty, exchanged — plus the supply calculation for 72 hours.

Where to use it

Oxygen store, every ward with cylinders, the emergency department; the log checked daily by the duty nurse. Evidence for: Standard 3 — oxygen safety and supply; Standard 4 — respiratory care; Emergency preparedness. Evidence for: Standard 3 — oxygen safety and supply; Standard 4 — respiratory care; Emergency preparedness.

Translate and adapt

English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.

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