re dot cylinders, i have recently passed on an e-mail recieved from the HSE which is the UKs governing safety body concernining anything commercial and safety orientated.
IT STATES THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO SUPPLY A DOT CYLINDER FOR USE IN THE UK, IT IS ILLEGAL TO FILL CYLINDER FROM A COMMERCIAL SOURCE IE FROM US, THERE ARE DISPENSATIONS FOR AIRCRAFT ETC,HOWEVER WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT THE VISITING TEAM BIT WE WERE TOLD WE STILL CAN NOT FILL THEM.
IF ANYBODY CAN PROVE OTHERWISE IN WRITING THAT CAN BE CHECKED I WILL FILL THEM, IT SEEMS THAT AS YET THE HSE HASNT GOT INVOLVED IN PAINTBALL AND THIS MAY BE A GOOD THING OTHERWISE IT WILL COST A LOT MORE TO YOURSELVES AND SITE OWNERS TO ADHERE TO THE RULES HOWEVER MAD THEY MAY BE.
HOW IT STANDS AT THE MINUTE IS NOBODY COMMERCIAL CAN TEST A DOT PAINTBALL CYLINDER FOR USE IN THE UK OR FILL THEM LEGALY, AS FOR DUAL STANDARD CYLS IE DOT/HSE WE ARE FILLING THEM AT PRESENT BUT A CYLINDER MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO STOP THIS AS A DOT TEST EXCEEDS MAXIMUM TEST PRESSURE FOR A HSE TEST .
IF SOMEONE HAS ANY PROOF TO CONTRADICT WHAT IVE GOT IN WRITING PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO TEST DOT CYLINDERS, WE ARE A TEST STATION AND IM TURNING WORK AWAY, ALSO EVERY TIME I CONTASCT THE HSE THE QUESTION THINGS IT TAKES UP TO TEN DAYS FOR A REPLY.
PHEONIX HAVE POSTED THE HSE WEB ADDRESS I GAVE THEM SO FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THEM BUT BEWARE YOU MAY BE OPENING A CAN OF WORMS. YOU COULD ALSO ASK PEOPLE WHO SOLD YOU THE SYSTEMS TO GIVE YOU IT IN WRITING DETAILS OF TEST STANDARDS FOR YOUR CYLINDER AFTER ALL THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT THERE SELLING YOU.
WE HAVE SIGNS UP AT EVERY EVENT STATING WE CANNOT FILL DOT CYLS AND HAVE PUT IT ON THIS SITE FOR ALMOST A YEAR,
WEVE EVEN HAD PEOPLE LIE TO US AND SAY WE TESTED THE CYL WHEN IT COMES TO FILLING ON SITE, SURELY YOU VALUE YOUR OWN SAFETY AND THOSE AROUND YOU, IF ONE WAS TO BURST, ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY IT WOULDNT JUST STING IT WOULD KILL.
I WILL GLADLY TALK TO ANYONE ON THIS MATTER, IT NEEDS CLARIFYING BUT THE HSE ARE OVERSTRECHED AND DONT REALLY WANT TO KNOW UNTILL SOMETHING HAPPENS THEN THEY TAKE YOU TO COURT SO LETS BE SAFE.
GREAT EVENTS WILL SEE YOU AT THE INDOOR
TREVOR
IT STATES THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO SUPPLY A DOT CYLINDER FOR USE IN THE UK, IT IS ILLEGAL TO FILL CYLINDER FROM A COMMERCIAL SOURCE IE FROM US, THERE ARE DISPENSATIONS FOR AIRCRAFT ETC,HOWEVER WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT THE VISITING TEAM BIT WE WERE TOLD WE STILL CAN NOT FILL THEM.
IF ANYBODY CAN PROVE OTHERWISE IN WRITING THAT CAN BE CHECKED I WILL FILL THEM, IT SEEMS THAT AS YET THE HSE HASNT GOT INVOLVED IN PAINTBALL AND THIS MAY BE A GOOD THING OTHERWISE IT WILL COST A LOT MORE TO YOURSELVES AND SITE OWNERS TO ADHERE TO THE RULES HOWEVER MAD THEY MAY BE.
HOW IT STANDS AT THE MINUTE IS NOBODY COMMERCIAL CAN TEST A DOT PAINTBALL CYLINDER FOR USE IN THE UK OR FILL THEM LEGALY, AS FOR DUAL STANDARD CYLS IE DOT/HSE WE ARE FILLING THEM AT PRESENT BUT A CYLINDER MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO STOP THIS AS A DOT TEST EXCEEDS MAXIMUM TEST PRESSURE FOR A HSE TEST .
IF SOMEONE HAS ANY PROOF TO CONTRADICT WHAT IVE GOT IN WRITING PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO TEST DOT CYLINDERS, WE ARE A TEST STATION AND IM TURNING WORK AWAY, ALSO EVERY TIME I CONTASCT THE HSE THE QUESTION THINGS IT TAKES UP TO TEN DAYS FOR A REPLY.
PHEONIX HAVE POSTED THE HSE WEB ADDRESS I GAVE THEM SO FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THEM BUT BEWARE YOU MAY BE OPENING A CAN OF WORMS. YOU COULD ALSO ASK PEOPLE WHO SOLD YOU THE SYSTEMS TO GIVE YOU IT IN WRITING DETAILS OF TEST STANDARDS FOR YOUR CYLINDER AFTER ALL THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT THERE SELLING YOU.
WE HAVE SIGNS UP AT EVERY EVENT STATING WE CANNOT FILL DOT CYLS AND HAVE PUT IT ON THIS SITE FOR ALMOST A YEAR,
WEVE EVEN HAD PEOPLE LIE TO US AND SAY WE TESTED THE CYL WHEN IT COMES TO FILLING ON SITE, SURELY YOU VALUE YOUR OWN SAFETY AND THOSE AROUND YOU, IF ONE WAS TO BURST, ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY IT WOULDNT JUST STING IT WOULD KILL.
I WILL GLADLY TALK TO ANYONE ON THIS MATTER, IT NEEDS CLARIFYING BUT THE HSE ARE OVERSTRECHED AND DONT REALLY WANT TO KNOW UNTILL SOMETHING HAPPENS THEN THEY TAKE YOU TO COURT SO LETS BE SAFE.
GREAT EVENTS WILL SEE YOU AT THE INDOOR
TREVOR
