"Version: 20210205"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction to general health and safety -- 1.1. The beginnings of cryogenics -- 1.2. Cultural perceptions of cryogenics technology -- 1.3. Health and safety principles -- 1.4. The importance of safety when using cryogenic technology -- 1.5. Safety management systems -- 1.6. United Kingdom health and safety legislation -- 1.7. United States of America health and safety legislation -- 1.8. The European Union health and safety legislation -- 1.9. Cryogenic temperatures placed in perspective -- 1.10. Cryogenics put in temperature context -- 1.11. Humans and cryogenic technology

2. Relevant safety legislation -- 2.1. General health and safety law -- 2.2. General workplace law in the United Kingdom -- 2.3. General workplace law in the United States of America -- 2.4. General workplace law in the European Union

3. Relevant cryogenic safety legislation in the United Kingdom -- 3.1. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)--1998 -- 3.2. The Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER)--1999 -- 3.3. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR)--2000 -- 3.4. The Confined Space Regulations--1997 -- 3.5. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH)--2002 -- 3.6. Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations--1992 -- 3.7. The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR)--2002 -- 3.8. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR)--1992 -- 3.9. The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER)--1998 -- 3.10. The regulations for transporting dangerous goods by air, sea, inland waterways, road and rail transport -- 3.11. The Working at Height Regulations--2005 -- 3.12. The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations--2016 (CEMFAW) -- 3.13. Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (COMAH)--2015 -- 3.14. The Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations (NAMOS)--2013 -- 3.15. Planning permission -- 3.16. Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPS) -- 3.17. Related hazards -- 3.18. Associated safety organisations in the United Kingdom

4. Relevant cryogenic safety legislation in the United States of America -- 4.1. The United States of America safety legislation -- 4.2. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) -- 4.3. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)--2019 -- 4.4. General product safety in the United States of America -- 4.5. Associated safety organisations in the United States of America

5. Relevant cryogenic safety legislation in the European Union -- 5.1. The European Union safety legislation -- 5.2. Directive 2009/104/EC--Use of Work Equipment -- 5.3. Directive 2014/68/EU--Pressure Equipment -- 5.4. Directive 2014/29/EU--Simple Pressure Vessels -- 5.5. Directive 2010/35/EU--Transportable Pressure Equipment -- 5.6. Directive 2008/68/EC--Inland Transport of Dangerous Goods -- 5.7. Directive 2006/42/EC--New Machinery Directive -- 5.8. Directive 99/92/EC--Risks from Explosive Atmospheres -- 5.9. Directive 2014/34/EU--Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres -- 5.10. Directive 92/58/EEC--Safety and/or Health Signs -- 5.11. Directive 89/656/EEC--Use of Personal Protective Equipment -- 5.12. Directive 89/654/EEC--Workplace Requirements -- 5.13. Directive 98/24/EC--Risks Related to Chemical Agents at Work -- 5.14. Directive 2019/1831--Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values -- 5.15. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008--Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures -- 5.16. Directive 2013/35/EU--Electromagnetic Fields -- 5.17. Directive 90/269/EEC--Manual Handling of Loads -- 5.18. Directive 2012/18/EU--The Control of Major-accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances -- 5.19. European Union safety guidelines -- 5.20. European Union planning permission -- 5.21. European Standards -- 5.22. National legislation on safety and health at work -- 5.23. CE marking -- 5.24. European Association for injury prevention and safety promotion (EuroSafe)

6. Relevant international safety and health organisations -- 6.1. General -- 6.2. Intergovernmental international organisations -- 6.3. Non-governmental international organisations

7. Cryogenic hazards -- 7.1. General -- 7.2. Identifying hazards -- 7.3. Specific hazards associated with cryogenic technology

8. Controlling cryogenic hazards -- 8.1. General -- 8.2. Maintaining and monitoring the risk controls -- 8.3. Recording risk assessments -- 8.4. Reviewing the risk assessments

9. Asphyxiation hazards -- 9.1. Asphyxiation hazards general -- 9.2. Oxygen -- 9.3. Causes of oxygen depleted atmospheres -- 9.4. Ventilation -- 9.5. Risk assessment

10. Case studies -- 10.1. Worked examples -- 11. Conclusion.

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.

Work-area managers, graduate students, researchers, engineers, technicians and safety managers looking for a practical reference for the safe use of cryogenic materials. The core readership will span academia and industry.

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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.

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