This Indian Standard (Third Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Gas Cylinders Sectional Committee had been approved by the Mechanical Engineering Divisional Council.

This standard was first published in 1971 and subsequently revised in 2000 and 2013. In this revision the following major changes have been made:
a) Cylinder location, cylinder manifolds, pressure regulators and piping, tubes and fittings have been modified;
b) A new Annex A has been added to include requirements of liquid off take valve multi cylinder installation; and
c) Other technical changes for better implementation of this standard.

While implementing this standard, compliance with statutory regulations shall be ensured.

The composition of the Committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is given in Annex B.