Here is the information you need for each phase of the process of complying with regulations and becoming a professionally-trained and well-equipped test facility:

·         Contact the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.):  To start the D.O.T. registration and certification process, contact the D.O.T. Approvals Branch in Washington D.C., (202) 366-4512, and request a documentation packet.  This contains the necessary papers and a listing of Third-Party Inspection Agents whom you must contact to arrange an on-site inspection of your facilities after the system is installed.  The agent will evaluate and verify that you are properly equipped, staffed, and trained to be in compliance with D.O.T. requirements.  You may also select a list of 3rd Party Inspectors at the Galiso website (www.galiso.com ) under “Information” in the navigation bar.

Upon completion, the 3rd Party Inspector provides you with a letter of recommendation, and the Approvals Branch with an inspection report.  Your company must then submit the letter and completed application to the Approvals Branch of the D.O.T. to obtain the Retester’s Identification Number (RIN).  Notification that you may begin approved testing usually takes from 10 to 14 days.

 

·         Order required documentation:  The following publications are essential to comply with regulatory standards and must be present at all times for reference:

 

A copy of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 49, Parts 180.200-215 and related sections can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

Compressed Gas Association (CGA) required cylinder testing and inspection pamphlets C-1, C-5, C-6, C-6.1, C-6.2, C-6.3 and C-8 are available for purchase from Galiso or directly from the CGA by contacting them at (703) 788-2700.

 

The Compressed Gas Association  (Tel: 703-788-2700) in their pamphlet CGA C-1.1 entitled “Personnel Training and Certification Guidelines for Cylinder Requalification by the Volumetric Expansion Method” provides guidelines for training and certifying individuals responsible for the requalification of cylinders by the volumetric expansion method.  This important pamphlet outlines the Training / Certification Process;  the Requirements of a requalification facility; Required Documents and Publications; General Requirements for Program Management, Testing, Visual Inspection, Cylinder Marking and Record Keeping in addition to references and CGA sample test questions.

 

·         Enroll for Hazmat Training:  Re-testers are required to have training designed to fulfill the initial and the three-year recurrent training requirement of 49 CFR 172.704(a)(1)&(2) General Awareness and Function Specific Training for Cylinder Retest Operators.  Galiso recommends hazmat training available from CTC Seminars (www.ctcseminars.com ). 

 

Galiso also provides hazmat awareness training and training regarding Galiso equipment online at the Galiso website (www.galiso.net/Training/GalisoTraining.html ).

Our Hazmat Awareness Certification Test is not a complete Hazmat training test at this time and we do not recommend that you use this test to consider yourself “Hazmat Trained”.  We hope that this test will increase your understanding of certain Hazmat issues and that you will provide input to us to improve this test.  We desire to work with you to improve the safety, accuracy and efficiency of compressed gas cylinder qualification practices worldwide.

For complete Hazmat training we recommend training from CTC Seminars -  http://www.ctcseminars.com .  Darrell Garton has developed an excellent Hazmat training seminar there is no other program that we are aware of that provides the level of training that his 2 day seminar offers.

A Galiso training certificate will show:

-       Identification of training:  Certification of “Online Hazmat Awareness”  

-       Date of issuance.

-       Name of Trainee.

-       Requalification company name and address.

-       Training program manager’s name and signature.

-       Expiration date (valid for a period not to exceed 3 years)

 

 

 

·         Test Pit completed

·         Air, Water, Electrical in place

·         On-Site System Installation

·         3rd Party Inspection completed

·         Submit application to D.O.T.

·         Receive Retester’s Identification Number (RIN)

·         Hold Open House!

 

Along the way a question regarding compliance may pop up, or an operator may have difficulty with a particular cylinder.  Galiso’s customer service department will step you through a procedure, analyze and troubleshoot a problem, and offer solutions to a myriad of situations.  Call us toll free at 800-854-3789 or you may use (970) 249-0233.  You may also e-mail our customer service department at: custsvc@galiso.com or our sales department at:  sales.galiso@galiso.com .