Safety+&+Training

=Safety and Training in Cryogenics =

====Proper training, backed up by adequate knowledge and understanding, is essential in the field of cryogenics.Two hands connected to one brain is always a plus because most of cryogenics design, testing, and operations must be learned by experience. The same is even more true for the first cousin of cryogenics, high vacuum.====

====Whether one is concerned with hands-on operations, new designs & approaches, standards & policies, research studies, or business development, training is important for safety in cryogenics. Safety considerations extend from personnel safety (operations & production) to system safety (designs & approaches) to public safety (standards & policies).====

====Public education about safety in cryogenics is also important to promote proper understanding and address incorrect perceptions. For example, the words "cryogenic" and "hydrogen" alone may sound scary to some; put them together and panic could be incited! The horror of the Hindenburg remains a prominent fixture in American thought today. How many people realize that gasoline, compared to hydrogen, has a much wider range of flammability in air?====

====Technifab Products, Inc. has a four page document LT-30084 entitled //Cryogenic Equipment Safety & Handling Guide// that covers the general precautions with cryogenic equipment operation as well as specific warnings on the use of oxygen and hydrogen.====

=Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS): =

**Gases. liquids, and substances**
=Additional Resources: =

**University of Florida, Cryogen Safety Training**
Cryogenic safety manual for Argonne National Laboratory

Cryogenic safety course for SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Safety pamphlet by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Spallation Neutron Source

Chart Industries - training and events

====The following cryogenic engineering and safety courses are offered periodically by CryoCourses - Division of Redstone Aerospace (David-John Roth): Cryogenic engineering course ====