Publications

This publication considers the safety aspects of the design, engineering, construction, and operation of nitrous oxide storage, and supply installations used in the industrial and medical gases industry. The publication is intended for those who are involved in any aspects relating to the design, engineering, construction, and operation of nitrous oxide storage and supply installations that may be used in either industrial or medical applications.

This publication considers the safety aspects of the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of nitrous oxide plants that use ammonium nitrate technology for nitrous oxide production.

This publication has been prepared to cover the safety requirements and best practices for the installation and use of equipment for the chilling and freezing of food using refrigerated liquefied gases (liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide) as the cooling medium. This publication uses the expressions cryogenic and refrigerated liquefied gas when referring to both liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide. As the hazards of refrigerated liquefied gases may not be widely appreciated, specifically the differences between liquid nitrogen as a cryogen and liquid carbon dioxide, anyone installing or using this equipment is strongly advised to consult their liquefied cryogenic gas supplier and/or equipment supplier before installing or making any alteration to the system

This publication gives guidance on the issues to be considered and precautions to be taken for transporting gases when complying with the security requirements of ADR Chapter 1.10. The publication is intended to be used by those involved in the transport of dangerous goods by road and who are responsible for the preparation or administration of the security provisions of ADR.

This publication is intended to inform and guide on the procedures and practices fundamental to combustion safety in the operation of steam reformers and is intended as a baseline for safe reformer operation. The publication covers operation, maintenance, and certain design aspects of steam reformers relative to the potential safety hazards of the combustion process inherent to these units.

This publication addresses the safety issues that are specific to the storage of hydrogen in systems located underground. This publication covers the requirements specific to the installation of a hydrogen storage system in an underground space with top or side access, hereafter called a vault, including liquid hydrogen storage and ancillary systems and compressed hydrogen storage composed of a single container, or multiple cylinders or tubes.

This publication identifies the general hazards, and provides guidance to reduce their frequency and consequences. It provides safety guidance and addresses design and operating practices only as they affect safety and addresses both cryogenic ASU and HYCO processes.

EIGA Doc 169 known as the « Classification and Labelling Guide » is updated regularly in order to take into account the changes in the CLP Regulation and the changes in the classification of gases due to the REACH registration of substances that have occurred.

This publication provides technical guidance and the complete equation set needed to determine if a particular vessel can or cannot be over pressurized during the refill operation. The calculations in this publication should be used to evaluate each pumping system and cryogenic tank combination in use with oxygen, nitrogen, or argon.

EIGA members are receiving more and more requests from customers regarding the disclosure of the carbon footprint of their products, including air gases. Customers need this data to assess the environmental impact of their purchases and calculate the carbon footprint of their own products. Currently, a globally standardized method for calculating and reporting the carbon footprint of product air gases does not exist. This lack of harmonization leads to inconsistencies in calculation rules, hindering the comparability of reported carbon footprint results. To address these challenges, this publication provides a unified set of guidelines for industrial gas companies to calculate and report the carbon footprint of their air gas products. This methodology reflects the collective expertise and shared vision within the EIGA members. While this EIGA methodology is based on current industry best practices to develop the carbon footprint of a product, full responsibility for compliance with any and all applicable regulations and standards, be they voluntary or regulatory-based, as part of a claim made on the carbon footprint or climate impact of a product delivered remains exclusively with the company delivering such product. The present industry-specific guideline could then be recognized by broader frameworks for the assessment of the carbon footprint of products, such as EPD, Together for Sustainability (TfS)and PACT.