This course is designed for technical and commercial staff of distribution companies who require knowledge of the installation of LPG cylinder storage and distribution centres, safety requirements, logistics, and facility maintenance. The course covers procedures for receiving, handling, and dispatching containers, as well as the maintenance of LPG cylinder storage facilities.

The course consists of four teaching hours. The course program is as follows:

Hour 1: Introduction

• LPG Basics: Properties, applications, benefits and risks of LPG.

• Regulatory Framework: National and international regulations.

Hour 2: Gas Cylinders

• Types of cylinders

• Large cylinders – special type

Hour 3-4: Designing storage centres. Transporting cylinders

• Classification of storage centers

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd category centers

• 4th category centers

• 5th category centers

• Documentation and commissioning

• Maintenance

• Transport of cylinders

• Final evaluation and discussion of doubts

• Reminder of the benefits and risks of LPG