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Union of India - Section

Section 8 in The Gas Cylinders Rules, 2004

8. Identification colours

.-(1) Every person filling any cylinder with any compressed gas shall, before it is stored or despatched, see that the cylinder is painted with appropriate identification colours specified in IS: 4379 for industrial cylinders and IS: 3933 for medical cylinders.
(2)Cylinders used for new gases and gas mixtures for which identification colours are not provided in sub-rule (1) shall be painted with the colours indicated in the following table, namely:-
Name of the gas contained in the cylinder Colour of the cylinder shell Colour of band at neck end of cylinder
1 2 3
Non-flammable and non-toxic White  
Non-flammable but toxic White Yellow (IS:5 Shade No. 356)
Flammable but non-toxic other than the LPG White Red (IS: 5 Shade No. 537)
Flammable and toxic White Red and Yellow (IS: 5 Shade Nos. 537 and 356)
Gas mixtures (not covered in IS: 4379 or IS: 3933) Major gas colour Minor gas colour with band width approximately 1/5the of the cylinder length
Explanation .-Cylinders intended for gas mixtures shall be marked with the words "Gas Mixture" or "Mixed Gas" and in addition, the cylinders shall be marked with the names (symbols, if necessary) of the components of the mixture by stamping, if the cylinders are intended for the permanent use of the particular gas mixture, or by painting, if the cylinders are intended for the casual use of the particular gas mixture.
(3)No person shall in any way interfere with or change the colour painted on a gas cylinder:Provided that nothing in this sub-rule shall be deemed to prohibit the re-painting of a cylinder with the identification colour painted on it when it is required for the maintenance of the cylinder or when a cylinder is converted from one gas service to another gas service in accordance with these rules.