Safety & Quality

Safety & Certification

A documented safety-first culture, third-party audited by DNV, from production through cylinder handling and delivery.

Apex African Gas plant operator inspecting rows of industrial gas cylinders

Safety Policy

Safety is our first operating principle

Apex African Gas operates on the principle that no production target, delivery schedule or commercial commitment justifies compromising the safety of our people, our customers or the communities in which we work. Every activity on our site — from air separation and cylinder filling to loading, transport and customer-site delivery — is governed by written procedures, risk assessments and trained personnel.

Cylinders are inspected, colour-coded and pressure-tested to industry standards before they leave the plant. Our drivers and plant operators are trained in the handling of compressed and cryogenic gases, in emergency response, and in the specific hazards of each product they carry. Personal protective equipment is mandatory in all operational areas and is provided by the company.

Safety performance is reviewed continuously through our ISO 9001:2015 quality management system, with incidents, near-misses and customer feedback tracked and acted upon. We work closely with our customers to ensure that gases are stored, connected and used safely on their sites, and we support this with training, site visits and material safety data sheets for every product we supply.

Certification

Third-party audited management systems

Our ISO 9001:2015 quality management system covers our full product range. Our ISO 22000:2018 and FSSC 22000 food safety certifications are scoped specifically to the production of food grade liquid and gaseous nitrogen used as a food additive in the beverage and food industries — they are not a general accreditation of every product we supply.

ISO 9001:2015

Cert. C733587 · Valid to 12 January 2028

Quality management covering production and sale of industrial and specialty gases, food grade liquid and gaseous products and additives, for the food and beverage, oil and gas, healthcare and manufacturing sectors.

Accredited by JAS-ANZ · Issued by DNV

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ISO 22000:2018

Cert. C600221 · Valid to 4 November 2026

Food safety management covering production of food grade liquid and gaseous nitrogen as a food additive, Category K.

Accredited by Accredia · Issued by DNV

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FSSC 22000

Cert. C600220 · Valid to 4 November 2026

Food safety system certification (ISO 22000:2018 + ISO/TS 22002-1:2009 + FSSC additional requirements v6). Same nitrogen scope, Category K.

Accredited by Accredia · Issued by DNV

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MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheets

Material Safety Data Sheets are our primary route for communicating hazard information to customers. Each MSDS covers product identification, hazard classification, first-aid and fire-fighting measures, safe handling and storage, exposure controls and physical properties for the gas concerned.

We supply the current MSDS with every new customer account and on request at any time. Downloadable versions are listed below.

GasMSDS
OxygenDownload PDF
AcetyleneDownload PDF
ArgonDownload PDF
Carbon DioxideDownload PDF
NitrogenDownload PDF
HeliumDownload PDF
HydrogenDownload PDF

PDF links — TBC — client to supply final MSDS documents.

Need a copy of our certificates?

Our commercial team can send you current PDFs of all certificates and MSDS documents for your supplier qualification records.

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