What this tab covers How it is regulated and what could disrupt supply: hazard classification, rules in the EU, US and India, anti-dumping duties and other trade measures, and supply-risk notes.
Seveso III (oxygen 200 t lower tier, 2,000 t upper tier); European Pharmacopoeia for medical oxygen
site safety reporting; medical grade controls
US
FDA regulates medical oxygen as a drug; OSHA and DOT for handling
medical supply licensing
India
Rule
Effect
Gas Cylinders Rules 2016 and Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules 2016, licensed by PESO
storage, filling and tanker approvals
Drugs and Cosmetics Act: medical oxygen to Indian Pharmacopoeia; NPPA price caps in 2020-21 (indicative)
medical grade licensing and price control in emergencies
MSIHC Rules 1989
on-site emergency plans for large storages
Trade measures
None material
Supply risk
No geological risk: air is unlimited. Risk is local: power outages, plant trips and distribution capacity. India's 2021 crisis was a logistics and liquefaction shortfall, not a production limit.