ISO 25760:2009 is a critical international standard titled "Gas cylinders – Operational procedures for the safe removal of valves from gas cylinders."
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Despite the mention of "valves" in the title, this standard is widely known in the industrial gas industry as the benchmark for safely depopulating and dismantling gas cylinder manifolds and bundles. It provides strictly defined operational procedures to prevent accidents—specifically, the uncontrolled release of residual pressure or flammable gases.
