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The 2023 Safety Innovation Award is on...

... "Mechanical handling"

The call for nominations is open !

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Welcome Robert

EIGA is happy to welcome Robert Skribanek as Technical Manager.

Please join me in welcoming Robert into the EIGA community.

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Free Hydrogen eLearning

Interest in hydrogen has never been as high as today, but hydrogen knowledge may not always be at the same level.

The industrial gases sector has decades of expertise and decided to share that expertise publicly, to support a safer roll-out of hydrogen. The newest addition is this eLearning, consisting of

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WG-1 and the UN SubCommittee Transport Dangerous Goods

During last June meeting of the UN SubCommittee Transport Dangerous Goods in Geneva, EIGA successfully defended and obtained adoption of their 3 papers.

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Doc 133/22 - Cryogenic Vaporisation Systems - Prevention of Brittle Fracture of Equipment and Piping

(Harmonised Publication, revision of Doc 133/14)   This publication applies to cryogenic liquid supply systems, located either on a customer site or a production site, where cryogenic liquid is vaporised and is then supplied either as the primary or secondary source of gaseous product. This guideline is limited to the prevention of brittle fracture in piping and associated equipment.

Doc 149/22 - Safe Installation and Operation of PSA and Membrane Oxygen and Nitrogen Generators

(Harmonised Publication - revision of Doc 149/17)  This publication gives guidance on the safe location, installation, operation, and maintenance of certain oxygen and nitrogen generators. Included are systems using PSA and membranes for nitrogen production, PSA and vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) for oxygen production, and catalyst-based oxygen removal systems for nitrogen purification.

Doc 242/22 – Safety of Hydrogen, HyCO production and Carbon Capture

The purpose of this publication is to provide a summary of operating risks, recommendations and guidelines for the safe design and operations of various hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO) and syngas (H2 & CO) production facilities including carbon (CO2) capture, sometimes known as HyCO plants.

PP 45/22 – Position Paper on Gas Markets - EIGA Position Paper on the Hydrogen and Decarbonized Gas Market Package

Hydrogen pipelines aiming to connect consumers with production facilities, in the context of private contracts and competitive bids, should not be seen as ‘hydrogen networks’ within the scope of the European Directive or Regulation ‘’Hydrogen and decarbonized gas market package’’. See this Position Paper 45.

TB 14/22 - Lime and the Definition of Waste

(Revision of TB 14/15)  EIGA has produced this Technical Bulletin to provide information to plant managers, directors, technical directors and environmental specialists in EIGA member companies on the applicability of the EU Commission’s by product guidance to lime