Like gasoline and natural gas, hydrogen is a fuel that must be handled appropriately. When guidelines are observed, it can be used as safely as the other common fuels we use today.
The Basics: Safety, Codes and Standards
The safety, codes and standards basics webpage provides basic facts about hydrogen properties and behavior to help users understand issues related to hydrogen safety.
Visit our Increase Your H2IQ page for more basic information about hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Emergency Response Training Resource
The National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Emergency Response Training Resource, developed collaboratively by the California Fuel Cell Partnership and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, provides a single repository of credible and reliable information related to hydrogen and fuel cells that is current and accurate and eliminates duplicative efforts among various training programs. This approach will enable government and private training organizations nationwide to develop their own training programs with consistent hydrogen and fuel cells content and standards.
Training Materials for First Responders
The H2Tools Training Materials for First Responders website provides links to training resources and materials for emergency responders.
Permitting Tools
The H2Tools Codes and Standards Permitting Tools website identifies model codes and standards to help local permitting officials deal with proposals for hydrogen fueling stations, fuel cell use for telecommunications facilities, and other hydrogen projects.
H2Tools Bibliography
The H2Tools Bibliography provides references to reports, articles, books, and other resources for information on hydrogen safety as it relates to production, storage, distribution, and use.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Safety Report
Produced by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association and funded by DOE, the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Safety Report is a monthly electronic newsletter dedicated to hydrogen safety, codes, and standards issues.
H2Tools Lessons Learned
The H2Tools Lessons Learned website provides lessons learned and other relevant information gained from actual experiences using and working with hydrogen. The database contains records of events involving hydrogen or hydrogen-related technologies.
For more information, visit the safety, codes and standards section of this site.