Flashback arrestors are a legal requirement on oxy-acetylene sets

Are you aware that flashback arrestors are a legal requirement on oxy-acetylene sets?

The regulations about the use and maintenance of oxy-acetylene equipment were updated in late 2014 under The Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014 and included a new mandatory requirement to use suitable flashback arrestors.

The HSE have expressed concern that this legal requirement to use flashback arrestors may not have been fully implemented by all welding operators. The requirement for flashback arrestors is a reasonably practicable control of the risk, and that is why the law requires them. Please ensure you and your workers are protected by fitting the arrestors.

Take a look at the HSE Publication: Working safely with acetylene