At EIGA, “safety” has been the primary focus for over 100 years. And it still is today.
A change is that we now promote more our industry publications, beyond our membership.
That is because hydrogen moves more into the public domain, with new players and new applications.
To help a safe rollout, EIGA now shares its safety publications more broadly; see H2safety.info.
Feel free to share that source of safety information. By doing so you might help prevent an accident.
But what if accidents happen? Are operators, drivers, emergency responders properly trained to handle hydrogen emergencies?
Would you like to know what to do in case of a leak, or in case of a fire?
A hands-on eLearning was developed just for that.
There is a session on hydrogen characteristics that are relevant in case of incidents, and a session on gaseous and cryogenic hydrogen equipment one could face.
The emergency response DO’s and DON’Ts are explained, and 5 scenarios are presented where one can challenge its knowledge.
This training comes highly recommended ; feel free to challenge yourself and learn !
It is completely free and anonymous.
Philippe Cornille |
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The EIGA Board urges us all to share our appreciation of EIGA's work via a short survey.
It does not take long, it helps us improve and ensure you get the best added-value.
AND... to reward you from dedicating the time, we will randomly select one of the respondents who will receive a very special gift.
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EIGA in key messages
We are proud to unveil our White Paper "The Industrial Gases sector is essential for a net zero and resilient European economy".
Our calls to the EU Institutions for the 2024-2029 period:
✅ Ensuring the level-playing field between outsourced and insourced production of industrial gases to the benefit of key European industries and the development of the hydrogen economy.
✅ Defining clear rules for the use of low-carbon hydrogen to foster a stable investment environment.
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✅ Providing an enabling regulatory framework for CO2 management (following also the industrial Carbon Management Strategy) which contributes to the deployment and uptake of low-carbon hydrogen.
✅ In achieving sound European chemicals policy to protect human health and the environment for future generations, it should be recognized that some chemicals can be operated in a safe manner and do not have alternatives. Overly stringent regulatory principles could hamper the production and supply of industrial and medical gases under the same safe conditions as today.
✅ Supporting consistent application on both the medical device and the medicinal product regulations.
Explore our full requests: https://www.eiga.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/EIGA-WhitePaper.pdf
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WG-2 – Gas Cylinders and Pressure vessels
WG-2´s scope of work includes the design, construction and safe handling of gas cylinders, their accessories and pressure vessels for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases.
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The WG responsibilities are:
• To monitor the international Standards that are relevant to gas cylinders and to which EIGA members actively contribute.
• To provide guidance on best operating practices in cylinder handling and filling.
• To review accidents and incidents, determine the causes and propose ways to avoid re-occurrence
EIGA WG-2 Cylinder experts had again a full agenda for their July meeting:
- Submission to ADR asking for extension to15 year periodic retest of Battery Vehicles,
- Drafting a document on the behaviour of composite cylinders in a fire,
- Define special provisions for transport of Type IV Cylinders,
- Marking of UN and non-UN acetylene cylinders,
- Responsibility of devalving/valving,… is just a brief summary of the so many different topics this working group is dealing with, with the objective to assure that EIGA’s members’ safety and best practice are well reflected in EIGA’s published documents and training packages and that these practices are reflected in both CEN & ISO standards and Dangerous Goods Transport regulation.
WG2 experts also used the lessons learned from incidents on cylinder caps & guards to improve the related ISO 11117. |
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COM 007/24 - Joint Statement on the Low-Carbon Fuels certification Delegated Act
The co-signatories (CCSA, CEFIC, COGEN Europe, EIGA, Eurofer, Eurogas, Europex, FuelsEurope, Hydrogen Europe, IFIEC Europe, IOGP Europe, GIE and the Methanol Institute) detail their main joint recommendations for the upcoming Low Carbon Fuels Certification Delegated Act
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COM 008/24 - Guaranteeing High Quality Medicinal Gases in Europe
To ensure standard outcomes regardless of the method of delivery, EIGA requests competent authorities harmonised guidance for the on-site production of medicinal gases in the forthcoming revision of the EU’s General Pharmaceutical Legislation.
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Doc 194/24 – Design and Operation of On-site Nitrogen Generators for Food Use
(Revision of Doc 194/15) This publication provides specific guidelines for on-site nitrogen generators for food use. An on-site nitrogen generator separates nitrogen from air for use directly at the user location delivered by pipeline. In terms of gas flow rates, on-site nitrogen generators range from a few litres per minute up to… Read More →
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DOC 252/24 - Safety Critical Devices
The concept of safety critical elements was introduced in the UK oil and gas sector by the legislation enacted following the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988. After this, the concept has been extended to the rest of process industries, including industrial gases. A common practice to all process industries is that they manage the… Read More →
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DOC 901/24 - Working Group Expert Guide
(Revision of Doc 901/22) This publication provides guidance for the EIGA Working Groups, on the structure and organisation of EIGA and its Working Groups.
Read More →
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SI 024/24 - Carbon Dioxide Physiological Hazards - “Not just an asphyxiant!”
This Safety Information (SI) is intended to raise awareness about the physiological hazards of carbon dioxide. While the asphyxiation hazard is well known, carbon dioxide intoxication hazard is often not well understood by those involved in the supply and/or use of carbon dioxide. There have been serious incidents involving carbon dioxide. Tragically, some have… Read More →
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Highlights of WG activity since Jan 2020
The main recent activities of the 8 Work Groups under IGC […] Read more →
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SI-TS 015/24 - Use of Mobile Gas-Cookers in Truck Cabs
This Safety Information is intended to advise EIGA Members of dangers of using mobile cookers inside vehicle cabs and has been written following a driver fatality that was reported to EIGA. The use of mobile cookers in enclosed vehicle cabs can lead to the build-up of carbon monoxide and asphyxiation of the cab occupants.
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SL 001/24 - Dangers of Asphyxiation Leaflet
Each year there are a number of deaths reported to EIGA that involve asphyxiation caused by industrial gases. The majority of these fatalities are caused by people entering a confined space where there is an oxygen deficient atmosphere, usually caused by the presence of an inert gas. EIGA believes that all workers should understand and… Read More →
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Each semester, the EIGAzette provides a detailed status report on the achievements of the Councils and different (ad-hoc) Working Groups. The below reports are grouped per Council and should bring you up to speed on all relevant activities over the last 6 months.
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