International Conference on Hydrogen Safety ICHS on November 08-09, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey

Hydrogen Safety

Safety in H2 infrastructure

Production
Distribution and transport (pipelines, gaseous and liquid)
Storage
Handling and Use

H2 fueling stations deployment experience

Safe design
Indoor / outdoor fueling
Permitting
Public acceptance
Mitigation practices
Co-location with other fueling options

Mixed / blended H2 fueling stations and vehicles

Hydrogen-Compressed Natural Gas (HCNG) Technology

Safety in H2 vehicle /station interface

Safety in H2 vehicles

On-board storage
Vehicle operation in tunnels and garages
Public acceptance
Material handling and operations in warehouses

H2 Safety aspects in other applications/industries/technologies

Chemical plants
Oil refinery
Space-aircrafts- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones)
Nuclear
Maritime applications e.g boats, submarines
Mining industry
Semiconductor/electronic industries, electrical generators, neutron beams and other fundamental experiments
Other applications

Safety of energy storage

H2 solid-storage materials
Grid scale storage
Power-to-gas / power-to-hydrogen

Fuel cells and electrolysers related safety issues

Risk Assessment
Safety of material
Normative or Pre-normative

Behavior of Gaseous and Liquid Hydrogen and hydrogen mixtures

Release, dispersion
Ignition and auto-ignition
Combustion: fire, deflagration, detonation, transitional effects

Physical effects, consequence analysis

Thermal, overpressure, missile effects
Effects on humans and environments
Incidents, accidents and near misses

Hydrogen effects on materials and components

Embrittlement
Permeation/blistering

Risk/safety management

Hazard identification and analysis
Risk assessment (cost-benefit analysis, safety perception, acceptance and harm criteria, uncertainties, decision making, human factor)
Risk-informed safety engineering
Prevention and Mitigation (active, passive, sensors, safety distances)
Insurance
Safety solutions and implementation of H2 technologies
Public Acceptance
“Outside-the-box” safety

Regulations Codes and Standard

Pre-normative research (needs, approaches, incorporation of QRA)
Post normative experience (case studies)
Comparison/compatibility with other fuels

Education, training, lessons learned and best practices

First responders training
Database