The Safe Use of Cryogenic Technologies

The use of cryogenic materials within both research and industrial environments continues to grow as new technologies gradually embrace the discipline. As these developments establish in more facilities around the world, there will be a consequential increase in the likelihood of cryogenic accidents happening. As the temperature range of cryogenic technologies has potential life-threatening significance to the human body, a greater awareness of the associated risks and how to mitigate hazards is crucial for their safe application. Reflecting and developing on best-practice guidance in the British Cryogenics Council’s “Cryogenics Safety Manual”, this book will explore these recognisable hazards along with the vast assortment of regulations which apply to the use of cryogenic materials.

Key Features

• Focuses on the identification of the hazards associated with the use of cryogenic materials and how to mitigate their impact through the preparation of comprehensive risk assessments.

• Written by an experienced engineer in the field of cryogenic safety; the author regularly presents cryogenic safety training.

• Covers a practical safety handbook for scientific and industrial users of cryogenic technologies in both research and industrial environments.

• Contains extensive references that will aid further research and study.