GIA Board of management is actively leading the safety message in the difficult

pandemic scenario which has gripped the entire world. Our responsibility now

includes new precautions and guidelines especially in the medical Oxygen and

business and hospital supplies. We need to protect the contamination of assets

as they go in and out of hospitals where covid treatment is going on. We also

need to ensure the uninterrupted supply of Medical gases as the volume

requirements go up. Also we need to ensure continued working as our own

employees go for protective restrictions. Frequent stoppages and running with

reduced manpower puts our organisations at stress. We salute all personal

engaged in these activities for their tireless work and commitment.

ISSUE

SEPTEMBER

202008

Message from the GIA Governing CouncilWelcome to GIA News

Contact us Secretariat Secretary General Anoop Tandonwww.gasassociation.in

This issue

This is the eigth issue of the

newsletter from Gas Industries

Association. Through the GIA

news, we intend to update the

members and all those

interested, on the activities of

Gas Industries Association.

GIA News LetterMessage from the Governing Council of GIA

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Guidelines for Cylinder contamination

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Affiliated to

GIA New Member: In 2020 Gas Industries association has for the first time introduced a new member as

Air Water India Pvt Ltd (AWIPL) into its fold. With recent acquisitions AWIPL is now a

major player in the Industrial gas business in India. They operate in Pipeline supply, Bulk

as well as Packaged gases, primarily in East and South India. AWIPL team is now part of

all working committees of GIA and are contributing actively to its cause.

Secretariat Mr. Anoop Tandon

Mr. Abhijit Banerjee Managing Director,

Linde India

Mr. Siddharth JainWhole Time Director,

INOX Air Products

Mr. Bertrand Monnoie CEO

Air Liquide India

Mr. Shibuya NorioManaging Director

Air Water India Pvt Ltd

President Governing Council of GIA.

Vice President Governing Council of GIA.

SecretaryGoverning Council of GIA.

TreasurerGoverning Council of GIA.

Governing Council

Mr. Raju JosephINOXAP

Mr. RC KaushikPraxair/ Linde

Mr. Sanjay PantAir Liquide

Mr. Kausik MukhopadhyayAWIPL

Mr. R. Tembare Air LiquideMr. R. L. Partani INOXAP

Mr. Akhshay Grover(Chairman) Air LiquideMr. Rajkumar JosephPraxair

Mr. Prabuddha Dhar (Chairman) Linde India Limited

Mr. SK Jena INOXAP

Mr. Subhrangsu MukherjeeAWIPL

Mr. Arindam DasPraxair

Mr. Sunil KherAir Liquide

Technical Committee

Packaged Gases Work GroupTransport Safety Work Group

Mr. Bishwajeet Patra AWIPLMr. Vineet Tripathi AWIPL

Mr. Kumar NaveenINOXAPMr.Debanjan GangulyINOXAP

Mr. K Raveendran AWIPLMr. Pradeep Kumar Linde

Mr. Arkapravo Roy(Chairman) PraxairMr. Nayan Dey AWIPL

In January, the Packaged gas working group, The Safety

Advisory Group and the Technical Committee of AIGA

assembled in Bangalore to conduct their first quarter meetings.

The GIA team participated in all these meetings. Visiting AIGA

members came from major gas companies in Asia. TNSC India

team also participated. Along with their agenda members also

interacted with members of GIA. A commemorative dinner was

hosted by Linde India and the senior management of GIA

member companies interacted with the visiting delegates.

GAS INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATIONth7 Floor, Ceejay House, Dr. Annie Besant Road,

Worli, Mumbai - 400 018.

Affiliated to

Saving the Vulnerable Road Users

Truck Drivers’

Perspective

Webinar by

TSWG (GIA)

AIGA sponsors a special project in GIA to reduce two-wheeler

fatalities in road accidents. Difficult driving conditions on

Indian roads has been the cause of one of highest road

fatalities with gas transport vehicles in Asia. Similar alarming

conditions are also reported in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Trying to improve this by taking extra new measures, AIGA

board has asked GIA to make a special task force. This project

has been successfully initiated in India and our Transport

Safety. We are working in tandem with AIGA member country

association in Asia. Technical specifications, Training

programs, awareness campaigns are being done.

GIA Safety Seminar 2019

GIA hosts of Asian Industrial Gas Association (AIGA) delegates.

In January, the GIA Team went to Nagpur and interacted with PESO

chief Sh SK Jhala and his team. We have proposed our experience

and expertise in modernising the Cylinder tracking systems and

testing methods, a subject which is root cause of several accidents

recently and which needs much reforms in India. Several

constructive ideas were brought up and GIA team has expressed its

commitment to PESO to support such future projects.

AIGA TC members and GIA, India GC & TC members at the 53rd meeting of AIGA TC, 8 Jan 2020Bangalore, India

GIA interacts with PESO team at Nagpur: Guidelines for CYLINDER CONTAMINATION RELEASE

in local languages.

GIA has now been actively pursuing all its objective through online meetings a new norm.

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