Publications

Whilst at European level there is no specific legislation addressing lone working, the general obligations on employers under the worker safety directive, requiring task risk assessment, should consider the lone working aspects. This publication describes and discusses tasks specific to the industrial and medical gases industry and how they can be performed safely, by a lone worker.

Manual handling is an important issue for the industrial gases sector (including areas such as medical, food etc.). Many activities of the industrial gases industry involve manual effort which have the potential to cause harm if not properly managed. Manual handling related injuries are a major cause of lost workdays and occupational illness. National or local regulations shall be considered separately. Applicable national and local regulations shall be applied in conjunction with this document. They shall be followed as a minimum.

This publication provides an overview of distribution methods, storage systems and applications of hydrogen within Europe. It is written in a way to be understood by all, including newcomers to the industry.

This publication provides safety and operating guidelines to address the hazards associated with the operation of small scale hydrogen production plants and with the siting next to a liquid fuelling station. This document references other related documents and adapt the guidelines of large-scale HYCO facilities to these small scale operations.

We recognise the ambition to restrict PFAS to protect human health and the environment for future generations. In parallel, the PFAS restriction as defined today will significantly impact all aspects of gas industry. This document describes 5 main uses that will be impacted by the PFAS restriction proposal.

This publication covers cryogenic reciprocating pumps and pump installations for hydrogen and LNG service.

High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA) is a mechanism that can significantly weaken and damage a variety of steel materials that are used in the construction of hydrogen plants, including carbon steel and various low alloy steels. Recently HTHA limits have been changed. This publication provides guidance, heuristics, and some examples of methodologies for the review of existing HYCO plant assets to determine their potential for HTHA-initiated cumulative damage. It will also provide guidelines for risk categorisation, inspection strategies, and recommendations on risk mitigation.

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.

This publication is intended to provide general guidelines for the purification, compression and drying of acetylene. It includes recommendations for operational and maintenance safe practices to mitigate potential acetylene decomposition and other hazards related to the purification, compression and drying of acetylene.

Companies supplying acetylene will often have more than one grade or purity of acetylene. This publication provides specification requirements for gaseous acetylene. The user of the acetylene needs to decide what grade, purity or impurities are appropriate to their need. This publication does not attempt to recommend or establish end usage designations for specific types or grades of products. It is suggested that users requiring this kind of information contact individual acetylene gas suppliers.