After the aforementioned incident, a rigid cage was designed to protect the reactor from external conditions, and to protect the contents of the hood and any experimenter from the reactor, in the event of a pressure burst from the reactor cell. Additionally, the experimental setup was redesigned to include only electrical distribution that has been verified to be in compliance with National Electric Code and that is located outside the cage. Further, the experimental setup has been redesigned to include a hydrogen supply line shutoff, so that if the pressure reactor cell integrity is compromised, the hydrogen supply is shut off. The fume hood has been fitted with a hydrogen sensor. Lastly, researchers were reminded that hydrogen experimental setups should be verified by another person, and hydrogen-involving experiments should be carefully monitored.

Hydrogen development work is inherently hazardous, and greater precautions than the norm need to be taken to ensure a safe work environment.