TS 13474

TS 13474 is a service standard that sets out general rules for workplaces providing storage and filling services for medical and industrial gases. It brings together the structural features of such facilities, their operating arrangements, and the general framework related to employees, creating a common basis for handling gases in a controlled and orderly way.

Core technical issue in gas storage and filling facilities

Medical gases and industrial gases can share similar infrastructure, but their end uses differ: medical gases support healthcare applications, while industrial gases are used in manufacturing, process operations, and technical systems. Storing gases under pressure and filling cylinders, tanks, or similar arrangements makes physical integrity, layout, segregation, labelling, and disciplined operation especially important. In practice, the building arrangement and workflow matter as much as staff responsibilities and work organisation.

What the standard addresses at a general level

• Structural characteristics of the workplace
• Management and organisational principles
• General rules for employees
• Facilities providing storage and filling services for medical and industrial gases

As a service standard, this document should be understood as setting general rules rather than defining a product specification. In facilities of this type, the relevance of fire protection, suitable materials, ventilation, access control, and emergency preparedness comes from the inherent properties of gases such as flammability, oxidising behaviour, and high pressure. Any detailed technical limits or specific test methods should not be assumed beyond the scope text provided.