Editing Paintball compressed-gas cylinder failures (section)

=== Global Composites International, Canada, 2005–2007 ===

In its winter 2005–2006 ''Transportation of Dangerous Goods Newsletter'', [[Transport Canada]] issued a warning concerning composite cylinders manufactured by [[Global Composites International]] (GCI).[6]

GCI had received Canadian approval in September 2003 to manufacture composite cylinders at its San Dimas, California, facility under permit '''TC-SU 6146'''.

The company moved production to Ontario, California, in April 2004 without obtaining the required reapproval for the new manufacturing location.

Transport Canada warned that cylinders bearing the TC-SU 6146 marking and manufactured from 1 April 2004 onwards were not compliant with the permit and had to be removed from service.[6]

GCI ceased operations on 1 August 2005.

A further Transport Canada notice published in spring 2007 clarified that the affected cylinders included equipment designed for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), as well as cylinders potentially used in paintball.[7]

The action concerned manufacturing compliance and certification, rather than an identified group of cylinders that had individually failed periodic hydrostatic testing.