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.

Author Biography

Robert Done began his career as a mechanical engineering
apprentice for UKAEA at Risley in Cheshire. On graduating, he joined the
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), working first at their
Daresbury site in Warrington and eventually moving to the Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory in Oxfordshire. For the past 30 years, Robert has been providing the
mechanical engineering support for the neutron spallation source at the site,
designing equipment which provides the experimental environment for user-provided
test samples. Much of this equipment operates at cryogenic temperatures. Robert
routinely presents a series of cryogenic training courses for both internal and
external clients. He is also a lead auditor for the STFC’s safety auditing
team.