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EIGA Technical Bulletin 36/20 – Analysis of fire incidents in homecare oxygen therapy based on data review and literature

20/07/2020 Publications

The combination of smoking or open flames together with oxygen is dangerous and can lead to fires.

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EIGA 144/20 – Safe use of aluminium-structured packing for oxygen distillation

14/07/2020 Publications

This publication addresses the use of aluminium-structured packing in oxygen distillation plants.

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EIGA 147/20 – Safe practices guide for cryogenic air separation plants

14/07/2020 Publications

This document provides guidance on the safe operation of cryogenic air separation plants (ASUs), based on the experience of EIGA member companies.

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EIGA 185/20 – Safe start up and shutdown practices for steam reformers

14/07/2020 Publications

This document is intended to inform and guide interested parties on the procedures and practices fundamental to combustion safety in the operation of steam reformers.

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EIGA 230/20 – Safe catalyst handling in HyCO plants

14/07/2020 Publications

HYCO plants utilise a number of catalyst types and catalytic technologies to produce hydrogen, carbon monoxide, or mixtures thereof.

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EIGA 231/20 – Response to operational issues in acetylene plants

14/07/2020 Publications

The previous publication of EIGA 123, Code of Practice Acetylene, had become very large.

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BCGA Leaflet 11 – Safety checks for cryogenic tanks

01/07/2020 Publications

Revision 2: 2020 is now available for BCGA Leaflet 11 which outlines some daily safety checks that users responsible for cryogenic tanks are to carry out.

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SAFed Fact Sheet 1, Potential hazards from water hammer and risks from failures at dead legs

01/07/2020 News Publications

The Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed) have published Edition 2 of Fact Sheet 1.