Hydrogen Systems – Safety & Operations

About the Course

This training provides a comprehensive and practice-focused introduction to hydrogen systems, with emphasis on safety, operational behaviour, risk control, and system components used across industrial and energy applications.

Participants gain a clear understanding of hydrogen’s unique physical properties, storage and distribution technologies, material compatibility requirements, and failure modes that make hydrogen fundamentally different from other industrial gases.

Using real case studies, system diagrams, and international standards, the course trains engineers and operators to recognise hazards, apply correct safety measures, and operate hydrogen equipment confidently and correctly.

Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand hydrogen’s physical and chemical behaviour, including flammability, dispersion, ignition, and embrittlement.

• Identify key components of hydrogen systems: storage vessels, compressors, piping, valves, dispensers, sensors, and safety barriers.

• Interpret safety philosophies: ventilation, zoning, leak management, hazard detection, ESD logic, and explosion protection.

• Learn international standards & regulations (ISO, EN, EC79, EC406, NFPA 2).

• Recognize material selection challenges, including mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement.

• Understand high-pressure hydrogen operations (350–700 bar) and cryogenic LH₂ safety basics.

• Evaluate operational risks across production, storage, transport, and refueling systems.

• Apply safe procedures for start-up, shutdown, purging, leak testing, and emergency response.

Benefits

Participants will gain:

• A strong operational mindset for safe handling of hydrogen systems.

• The ability to interpret system layouts, P&IDs, safety logic, and instrumentation.

• Confidence in evaluating technical offers, supplier designs, and risk assessments.

• Improved communication between engineering, safety, and operational teams.

• Clear understanding of how to identify early warning signs and prevent incidents.

Who Should Attend

This training is ideal for:

• Engineers working in hydrogen production, refueling stations, industrial gas systems, or energy transition projects.

• Safety, operations, and maintenance professionals.

• Project managers and procurement specialists evaluating hydrogen equipment suppliers.

• Technicians performing day-to-day hydrogen operations.

• New engineers entering hydrogen projects requiring foundational safety training.

Related Courses

Participants often continue with:

• Hydrogen Economy — Concepts & Value Chains

• Cryogenic Systems — Fundamentals & Safety

• Liquid Hydrogen (LH₂) Systems Engineering

• Carbon – “Net Zero” Foundations

• Renewable Energy — Systems & Opportunities

For inquiries: teosacademy@teosteam.com