Gas safety training

We are pleased to announce the publication on Module, of the gas safety training developed by the OHS department for the EPFL community.

The goal of this training is to help students, postdocs, and scientific and technical staff identify the hazards of installing and manipulating compressed gas, understand how to minimize the risk of having an accident and get familiar with the safety gas regulations of EPFL.

The points covered in this safety course are:

• Safety principles                       
  
• Gas cylinders
  
• Gas properties
  
• How can we mitigate risk?
  
• Storage of gas cylinders
  
• Connections and threads 
  
• Gas distribution system: changing cylinders
  
• Laboratory setups
  
• Gas detection
  
• Take-home message
  

We are at your disposal for any further questions related to gas safety.

 Let’s improve the safety of our campus together!