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SUBJ/VOLUNTARY RECALL OF GAS CYLINDERS//
POC/GEIGER, STEVEN/CIV/UNIT:COMNAVSAFECEN/NAME:NORFOLK
/TEL:757-444-3520X7151/TEL:DSN 564-3520X7151
/EMAIL:STEVEN.GEIGER@NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS ALSAFE IS TO ANNOUNCE A VOLUNTARY
RECALL BY THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN
COOPERATION WITH WORTHINGTON CYLINDERS WISCONSIN OF MAP PRO,
PROPYLENE AND MAPP GAS CYLINDERS MANUFACTURED BY WORTHINGTON
CYLINDERS WISCONSIN, LLC, OF CHILTON, WISCONSIN.  THE SEAL ON
THE CYLINDERS CAN LEAK AFTER TORCHES OR OTHER FUEL CONSUMING
EQUIPMENT ARE DISCONNECTED FROM THEM, POSING A FIRE HAZARD.
THE CYLINDERS CONTAIN PROPYLENE GAS AND ARE USED FOR
SOLDERING, BRAZING, CUTTING, AND WELDING.  THEY CONTAIN 14.1
OZ OF MAP-PRO, 14.1 OZ OF PROPYLENE, OR 16 OZ OF MAPP (METHYL
ACETYLENE PROPADIENE STABILIZED).  THE CYLINDERS ARE
APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 11" TALL AND ARE EITHER
YELLOW OR BLACK IN COLOR.  THEY WERE SOLD ALONE AND IN KITS
THAT INCLUDE A TORCH AND A CYLINDER.  THE CYLINDERS AND TORCH
KITS HAVE A VARIETY OF LABELS, INCLUDING:  ACE, ASCO,
BENCHMARK, BERNZOMATIC, CRAFTSMAN, EMC, EXPRESS, FIREPOWER,
GENTEC, GOSS, HOTERY, JONES STEPHENS CORP, LENOX, MAG-TORCH,
MAGNA, MASTERCRAFT, AND TURNER, MASTER MECHANIC, MAPP, NAPA
BERNZOMATIC, PREST-O-LITE, RONA, ROTHENBERGER, SUPER-EGO,
SUREFIRE, TURBOTORCH, UNIWELD, WORTHINGTON MAPP GAS,
WORTHINGTON MAP/PRO, OR WORTHINGTON PROPYLENE.
2.  ACTIVITIES SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY
UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
3. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT WORTHINGTON CYLINDERS
WISCONSIN TOLL FREE AT (866) 511-8967 BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 7
P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  YOU MAY ALSO EMAIL THE
MANUFACTURER AT MAPCYLINDERRECALL@WORTHINGTONINDUSTRIES.COM OR
GO TO WWW.MAPCYLINDERRECALL.COM//
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