INTERNATIONAL

STANDARD 32
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Gas cylinders for medical use - Marking for identification

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Bouteiltes 5 gaz pour usages mkdicaux - Marquage pour i’idenfification du con tenu
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First edition - 1977-05-15

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Reprinted : 1978-03-01
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ii2 UDC 621.595 Ref. No. ISO 32-1977 (E)

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Descriptors : gas cylinders, medicaf equipment, gases, marking, colour Codes.

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FOREWORD

ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation

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of national Standards institutes (ISO member bodies). The work of developing

International Standards is carried out through ISO technicai committees. Every
member body interested in a subject for which a technicai committee has been set
up has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
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governmentai and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
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Draft International Standards adopted by the technicai committees are circuiated

to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International
Standards by the ISO Council.
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International Standard ISO 32 was developed by Technicai Committee ISO!TC 58,

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lt was submitted directly to the ISO Council, in accordance with ciause 6.12.1 of
the Directives for the technical work of ISO. lt cancels and repiaces ISO Recommen-
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dation R 32-1957, and its Amendment 1-1966, which had been approved by the
member bodies of the foilowing countries :
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Austraiia I reiand South Africa, Rep. of

Beigium I sraei Spain
Canada I taiy Sweden
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Denmark Mexico United Kinqdom

Finland Netheriands U.S.A. .
Hungary New Zealand Yugosiavia
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india Pakistan
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The member bodies of the following countries had exp resse d disapprovaf of the
document on technicai grounds :
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Austria
France
Japan
Switzerland
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