This International Standard specifies the requirements for valve protection caps and guards for gas cylinders.
This Intemational Standard defines tests for checking the mechanical strength and physical properties of the
valve protection cap or valve guard.
This International Standard applies to protection devices for valves used on cylinders for liquefied, dissolved
or compressed gases. This International Standard excludes protection devices for cylinders with a water
capacity of 5 1 or less and cylinders whereby the protection device is fixed by means of lugs welded or brazed
to the cylinder, or is welded or brazed directly to the cylinder. This International Standard does not cover valve
protection for breathing apparatus cylinders.
This International Standard does not specify all the requirements that may be necessary to enable the valve
protection device to be used for lifting the cylinder.