Technical Training for
Hydrogen and Oxygen Safety

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In-Person Hydrogen Safety Training: Level 4 (Europe)

WHA’s Level 4: H2 Analyze course is known throughout industry as the most comprehensive and…

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Understand The Science of Safety.

We leverage our decades of field experience to ensure safety and prevent tragic oxygen and hydrogen-related incidents in our hydrogen and oxygen safety training. We equip:

  • Engineers to better design and analyze fire risk
  • Technicians to better assemble, operate, and maintain systems
  • Professional tradesmen to better perform field maintenance and cleanliness inspections on industrial piping and equipment
  • All employees to have an increased knowledge and awareness of safety

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Technical Training Course Catalog

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L1
Introductory Awareness

O2 Aware

Oxygen Safety

This basic oxygen safety training course provides fundamental oxygen safety awareness training. Our Level 1 introduces oxygen hazards, teaches risk management, increases safety awareness, and communicates essential good practices used to reduce fire risk.

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsite
L1
Introductory Awareness

H2 Aware

Hydrogen Safety

This basic hydrogen safety training course teaches the fundamental understanding and awareness required to be safe around hydrogen. H2 Aware introduces the hazardsrisk management philosophy, and essential good practices to reduce hydrogen fire risk.

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsite
L1
Ozone Safety

O3 Aware

Oxygen SafetyOzone Safety

This course is available as an add-on to Level 1: O2 Aware, which is a pre-requisite course on oxygen safety awareness. The Level 1 O3 Aware course provides a basic awareness of ozone safety fundamentals, including ozone properties, hazards, and best practices for operating or maintaining ozone systems.

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsite
L2
Intermediate Knowledge

O2 Practice

Oxygen Safety

Our Level 2 content covers the basic knowledge presented in Level 1: O2 Aware and adds a deeper understanding of materials compatibility, factors contributing to ignition, and extensive good practices related to operating or maintaining oxygen systems.

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsitePublic Event
L2
Intermediate Knowledge

H2 Practice

Hydrogen Safety

This intermediate hydrogen safety training course covers the basic knowledge presented in Level 1: H2 Aware and adds a deeper understanding of the properties of hydrogenmaterials compatibilityfactors contributing to ignition, and extensive good practices related to operating or maintaining hydrogen systems.

*Also available on-demand in Spanish

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsitePublic Event
L2
Electrolysis Safety

H2/O2 Safety for Electrolysis Systems

Hydrogen SafetyOxygen Safety

This standalone course teaches the fundamental understanding and awareness of the two hazardous fluids involved in electrolyzers: hydrogen and oxygen. Students will learn about the inherent combustion risks, mitigating factors, and known failure modes for electrolysis systems.

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsite
L3
Advanced Understanding

O2 Design

Oxygen Safety

This advanced oxygen safety training course adds more technical content for system engineers, designers, process specialists, and those responsible for managing the technical aspects of oxygen systems. Students will be introduced to the Oxygen Fire Risk Analysis (OFRA) tool to evaluate oxygen hazards in components and systems, as well as perform system safety audits.

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsitePublic Event
L3
Advanced Understanding

H2 Design

Hydrogen Safety

This advanced hydrogen safety training course covers the knowledge presented Level 1: H2 Aware and Level 2: H2 Practice and adds fundamental principles of hydrogen system design and analysis methods, including the introduction of the Hydrogen Combustion Risk Analysis (HCRA) tool.

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsitePublic Event
L3
COPV Safety

COPV Damage Detection

COPV

This two-day intensive course, held in Las Cruces, NM, introduces composite pressure vessel technology and trains students to perform visual testing (VT) inspection of COPVs.

Public Event
L4
Expert Application

O2 Analyze

Oxygen Safety

WHA’s Level 4: O2 Analyze course is known throughout industry as the most comprehensive and highly-regarded technical oxygen safety training course available. Students will learn about specifying compatible materials, mitigating ignition through proper design and engineering controls, and implementing good practices related to cleaning, system operations and maintenance.

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsitePublic Event
L4
Expert Application

H2 Analyze

Hydrogen Safety

WHA’s Level 4: H2 Analyze course is the most comprehensive technical hydrogen safety training course on hydrogen safety. It covers all previous levels’ content, plus expert-level design and analysis topics you will need to become your company’s local expert on hydrogen system design and analysis methods. This program is currently offered as a seasonal open training event or as a highly-customized onsite course or live webinar.

Live WebinarOn DemandOnsitePublic Event

WHA Course Instructors

Our course instructors are internationally-recognized industry-leading experts. We can effectively train personnel on all facets of oxygen and hydrogen safety, including hazards awareness, risk management, component and system design, materials selection, ignition and fire risk analysis, and good practices for system cleaning, inspection, assembly, operations and maintenance.

Our curriculum is based upon our work through international standards organizations, including ASTM, CGA, EIGA, NFPA, NASA, SAE, and ISO.

Brian Anderson

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Failure & Hazard Analysis, Safety Lead, Custom Testing Lead

Gwenael Chiffoleau, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Principal Scientist

Bradley “Brad” Forsyth

Principal Engineer, Failure & Hazard Analysis, Failure Analysis Lead

Elliot Forsyth, PE

Chief Strategy Officer, Principal Engineer, Technical Training & Hazard Analysis

Danielle “Dani” Murphy, PH.D.

Principal Engineer, Failure & Hazard Analysis, Hydrogen Services Lead

Harold Beeson, PH.D.

Principal Chemist, Failure & Hazard Analysis, Technical Training, Combustion Science

Brent Houser

Chemical Engineer, Failure Analysis & Testing, Oxygen Compatibility of Metals

Ryan Hall

Mechanical Engineering Physics, Failure Analysis & Testing, Engines & Welding Technologies

“I have been in Operations for over 25 years, and this course was hands down the best and most engaging I have ever received! I normally dread 3 hour meetings but I didn’t want this event to end. Instructor knowledge is expert level and they are excellent presenters and shared great examples. I can’t say enough positive things about this training.”

Joshua Ramirez

Lyondell Basell

“Possibly the best safety course I’ve ever taken. The instructors provided the right amount of technical justification, relevant examples, and plenty of time for discussion.”

Jesse Hensley

NREL

“The quality and quantity of the information delivered was excellent. [The instructors] were amazing. I am currently involved with a hydrogen blending project as well as low/no carbon / hydrogen technology development, and the course content will be very helpful in my future.”

Recent Course Attendee

ATCA

Training Course Formats

Outside of public training events, WHA offers four levels of custom training in different formats to meet the various technical training needs of your personnel. Each course level is stand-alone, meaning there are no prerequisites, and all course levels contain the full content of lower-level courses. Each format provides its own unique benefits according to your training needs. Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) and Professional Development Hours (PDHs) are available for most courses.

Onsite Training

WHA’s experienced instructors travel to your place of business to provide customized training and other consulting services to meet your specific needs.

Interactive Live Webinars

Connect with WHA instructors via live video-conference in your browser. Webinars offer custom content and valuable Q&A opportunities.

On-Demand Recordings

Watch past recorded webinars in this self-paced accessible format. Groups have the option to schedule follow-up live Q&A sessions with WHA Instructors.

Interactive e-Learning

Select courses are available in a convenient, affordable fully-narrated e-Learning format. Learn at your own pace, test your understanding, and track your progress online.

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Questions about our training? Visit our training FAQ page for more details. Need custom safety training, onsite or online? Learn more about custom training options, or contact us for a quote.