Provided is a handle assembly for a cylinder. The handle assembly includes a shroud configured to attach to a collar of the cylinder to partially surround a valve port of the cylinder, the shroud having a body with first and second ends circumferentially spaced from one another to define a gap through which a valve is configured to extend, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced locking protrusions projecting from the body, and a handle configured to attach to the shroud, the handle having a body defining a channel for receiving the shroud, and first and second ends circumferentially spaced from one another to define a gap through which the valve is configured to extend, wherein the channel includes a plurality of openings in a wall thereof through which the locking protrusions extend when the handle is attached to the shroud to secure the handle to the shroud.