Severity
Incident
Was Hydrogen Released?
Yes
Was There Ignition?
Yes
Incident Date
Sep 09, 2008
Setting
Equipment
- Safety Systems
- Measurement / Sensing Device
- Piping/Fittings/Valves
- Piping
- Hydrogen Production/Use Systems
- Water Electrolysis System
- Hand Tools
- Non sparking tools
Damage and Injuries
Probable Cause
Contributing Factors
Characteristics
When Incident Was Discovered
Lessons Learned
Safe work procedures will be prepared and followed. Hydrogen will be vented out of the system to create an inert atmosphere before working on system tubing and joints. The importance of purging hydrogen piping and equipment is discussed in the Lessons Learned Corner on this website.
Post date
September, 2017
Key:
- = No Ignition
- = Explosion
- = Fire
- = No Ignition
- = Explosion
- = Fire