据报道，一些消防系统气瓶上使用的快卸气瓶阀发生了几起事故。在一次事故中，一名工人死亡，在其他情况下，工人骨折（胫骨、手）。在所有情况下，事故的原因都是在气瓶的搬运、填充或排气过程中，安装在气瓶上的阀门意外或故意打开。结果是，阀门打开后，钢瓶失去了控制。本出版物提供了在填充、储存、排放、维护、定期检查和运输过程中处理气瓶的指南，这些气瓶配有消防系统中使用的快速释放气瓶阀。快速释放钢瓶阀用于消防系统中通常含有二氧化碳、氮气或气体混合物的钢瓶。

Several incidents with quick release cylinder valves that are used on some firefighting system gas cylinders have been reported. In one incident, a worker died and in other cases workers suffered bone fractures (shinbone, hand).In all cases, the cause of the incidents was either the unexpected or intentional opening of the valve fitted to the gas cylinder during handling, filling, or venting of the cylinder. The consequences were that the cylinders went out of control after the valve opened.This publication provides guidelines for the handling of gas cylinders during filling, storage, discharge, maintenance, periodic inspection, and transport equipped with quick release cylinder valves used in firefighting systems.Quick release cylinder valves are used on cylinders typically containing carbon dioxide, nitrogen, or gas mixtures in firefighting systems.