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6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a.
Title, number, and date of this specification.
b.
Grade of carbon dioxide required (see 1.2).
c.
Purchase of new cylinder and valves, if required (see 3.2).
d.
Delivery to low-pressure bulk liquid storage containers, if required (see 3.2.1).
e.
Replacement valves, if required (see 3.3.2).
f.
Quantity required for low-pressure bulk liquid storage containers, if required (see 3.4).
g.
Responsibility for inspection, if other than the contractor (see 4.1).
h.
Inspection facility, if other than contractor selected (see 4.1).
i.
Packing, packaging, and marking requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 Cylinder capacity. Cylinders are to be filled by weight, not by pressure. For cylinders
containing liquid carbon dioxide, the maximum permitted filling capacity (in accordance with
49 CFR 173.304a) is 68 percent of the cylinder's water weight capacity. This filling capacity limit
is required to prevent overfilling and to allow for increased pressure caused by the expansion of
the liquid carbon dioxide as it warms up to ambient temperature conditions.
6.4 Materials safety data sheet (MSDS). Contracting officers will identify those activities
requiring copies of completed MSDS prepared in accordance with FED-STD-313 and meeting the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200. The pertinent government mailing addresses for submission
of the data are listed in FED-STD-313, and 29 CFR 1910.1200 requires that the MSDS for each
hazardous chemical used in an operation must be readily available to personnel using the material.
6.5 Sampling and testing precautions. This specification requires inspection of material that is
potentially hazardous to personnel. This specification does not purport to address all of the safety
problems associated with its use. High concentrations of carbon dioxide can asphyxiate quickly
without warning and with no possibility of self-rescue, regardless of the oxygen concentration. It
is the responsibility of the user of this specification to establish appropriate safety and health
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
6.6 Impurities. Carbon Dioxide is produced as the by-product of many different chemical
mechanisms. The possibility of multiple sources makes it unique in the industrial gas market.
This variation of sources can result in a variety of impurities that could be expected in the carbon
dioxide. The supplier and contracting officer should work out any appropriate and safe levels for
impurities not addressed herein or in CGA G-6.2, based on the actual use of the product at the
facility of use.
6.7 Submission of alternate inspection provisions. Proposed alternative inspection provisions
should be submitted by the contractor to the procuring contracting officer.
6.8 Government-furnished containers. The contracting officer should arrange to furnish the
containers specified in 3.2.
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