We have implemented remote work resources, deployed remote training opportunities, and staggered our resources to continue our essential services such as oxygen precision cleaning and oxygen compatibility testing to respond to the worldwide need for critical medical equipment such as ventilators. Click to read a message from our CEO or view our COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Plan.
We use innovative, data-driven tools to help clients understand, evaluate, and mitigate hazards and fire risks associated with oxygen and other hazardous fluids.
"The WHA team provides valuable support to Essex Industries in our development of safe oxygen equipment."
Ryan Pace, Engineer, Essex Industries
Each of our services informs and enhances the others. We walk alongside our clients as a partner in safety, protecting lives and preserving valuable property.
Discover incident root cause through data-driven analysis.
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MoreTest your materials and components for qualification, compatibility, and conformance.
MoreEquip your staff with cutting-edge oxygen safety training and customizable multi-level content.
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WHA International is certified by Bureau Veritas according to the strict international quality standards outlined in ISO 9001.
Over 30 years ago, our company founders brought their specialized oxygen expertise from NASA to the commercial sector. Today, hundreds of companies worldwide rely upon our services, including our cutting-edge Oxygen Fire Risk Analysis (OFRA) method, which is consistent with industry standards for performing oxygen hazards analysis on systems and components.
"WHA International is our primary source for technical answers from experts who have done years of failure investigations ...”
Eric Burgett, Engineering Manager, Emerson-Tescom
Our engineers are intimately familiar with international standards governing the use of oxygen and other hazardous fluids, because they have helped write many of the standards, and routinely contribute to organizations such as ASTM, CGA, EIGA, NFPA, NASA, SAE, and ISO.
“WHA helped us with every facet of compliance to a new important safety standard [EN 15001 ]. We found WHA staff to be knowledgeable, organized, and balanced in their approach and results, and we couldn’t have met this standard in the required time frame across several manufacturing sites without their help.”
Systems Engineering Manager, GE Healthcare
WHA serves numerous industries in 48 countries as an established leader in the science of safety: Industrial Gas Distribution, Oil and Gas Refining and Mining, Petrochemical Production, Aircraft (Military and Commercial), Space Exploration (NASA and Commercial Space Flight), Healthcare and Breathing Gases, Air Separation and Gas Production, Welding/cutting Industrial Equipment and Machinery, Safety Engineering, and Legal and Insurance.
"WHA is well-regarded within the compressed gas industry worldwide and are a “go to” company for oxidizer gas expertise and testing."
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