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Oxygen Systems Design and Analysis
Training Course Series

Wendell Hull & Associates, Inc. presents

Oxygen Systems Design and Analysis Training Course Series
Part 1: Fundamentals - Sep. 15-16, 2008 8:30am - 5:00pm
Part 2: Advanced Concepts - Sep. 17-18, 2008 8:30am - 5:00pm
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       Oxygen Systems Design and Analysis Training Course Series    Oxygen Systems Design and Analysis Training Course Series

Two highly unique oxygen safety training courses with a focus on oxygen system fire hazards mitigation. Part 1 emphasizes materials selection and system design practices, with the ultimate goal of teaching the Oxygen Hazards and Fire Risk Assessment tool. Students will learn how to practically maximize the use of oxygen compatible materials, minimize ignition mechanisms through proper design and cleaning, and utilize safe practices during systems operations and maintenance activities. Part 2 teaches advanced concepts in analyzing oxygen hazards including a specialized section on oxygen fire investigations.



Part 1: Fundamentals of Oxygen System Design and Analysis

 
Course Description: This course teaches the critical fundamentals of oxygen system safety that form the foundation for design and fire risk analysis of oxygen systems. It is the pre-requisite course to the Part II Advanced Concepts course and teaches concepts in fire hazards awareness, risk management, materials compatibility, ignition mechanisms, and fire reaction effects. The ultimate objective of the course is to introduce attendees to the Oxygen Hazards and Fire Risk Assessment (OHFRA) tool and enable them to analyze oxygen hazards in their own oxygen components and systems. In addition to system design, the course includes instruction on the critical aspects of oxygen system cleaning, assembly, operations, and maintenance, with live demonstrations of oxygen fires, materials and components testing, design and analysis tools, and oxygen cleaning and visual inspection techniques. Students will learn how to practically maximize the use of oxygen compatible materials, minimize ignition mechanisms through proper design and cleaning, and utilize safe practices during systems operations and maintenance activities.


Prerequisites: None


Course Reference Materials: Each attendee receives a copy of

  1. WHA-designed course handbook with all course slides, added reference materials, and data
  2. Selected excerpts from industry-relevant standards related to oxygen system design, materials selection, cleaning, Standards and Guidelines
  3. Course reference CD with useful technical papers, software, and templates for performing hazards analyses.
  4. NEW! Take-home DVD of live oxygen fires witnessed during the training course
Course Benefits:
  • Instructors are internationally recognized experts in the field and experienced in providing professional training.
  • Course is custom-tailored to meet the specific needs of the attendees. Through pre-course discussions and questionnaires, we customize each course to address the specific issues of the industries and systems represented.
  • Courses allows interactive environment for attendees to participate, ask questions, and discuss special situations.
  • Course provides excellent application through real-life system examples and exercises worked out in class.
  • Course includes the latest and most beneficial reference materials for oxygen system safety, including a copy of all course slides with supplemental data and reference materials.
Who Should Attend? Any personnel involved in the design, specification, procurement, operation, maintenance, instrumentation, safety, or management of liquid or gaseous oxygen or oxygen-enriched gas mixtures, including:

  • Engineers and Scientists
  • Technicians, Operators, and Maintenance Personnel
  • Procedure Writers
  • Facility Supervisors and Plant Managers
  • Safety Professionals
Oxygen System Design and Analysis, Part I Fundamentals Course Outline
  1. Introductions and Overview
  2. Fundamentals of the Oxygen Fire Hazard
  3. Introduction of the WHA Risk Management Approach
  4. Introduction of the Oxygen Hazards & Fire Risk Assessment (OHFRA) tool
  5. Maximize Compatible Materials
    1. Oxygen-compatibility of metals vs. nonmetals
    2. Ranking material flammability in the OHFRA
    3. Analyzing flammability data for metals vs. nonmetals
    4. Applications of nonmetals (including lubricants and thread compounds) and metals
  6. Minimize Ignition Mechanisms
    1. Ranking ignition mechanisms in the OHFRA
    2. Definitions and characteristic elements for common ignition mechanisms
    3. Standard ignition tests
    4. Applying test data to evaluate ignition mechanism severity
  7. Utilize Good Practices
    1. Oxygen component and system cleaning: Start clean, verify clean, assemble clean, maintain clean
    2. Oxygen system design concepts
    3. Good practices for operations and maintenance
  8. Applying the Oxygen Hazards and Fire Risk Assessment (OHFRA) tool
    1. Overview of system-level vs. component-level analysis techniques
    2. Review of ranking system for materials flammability, ignition mechanisms and reaction effects
    3. Case studies of applying the OHFRA tool on industry-specific systems
  9. Summary Application Quiz

Part 2: Advanced Concepts in Oxygen System Analysis and Fire Investigation

 
Course Description: This course teaches advanced concepts of oxygen systems design and analysis, building on the concepts introduced in the Part I Fundamentals course. The ultimate objective of this course is to provide interactive application of the Oxygen Hazards and Fire Risk Assessment (OHFRA) tool to a range of oxygen components and systems in various environments including liquid oxygen and both low- and high-pressure gaseous systems. Attendees will be taught advanced concepts in system design with the application of test data from multiple sources to dictate design solutions. An exciting new addition to this course is a section studying oxygen fires and oxygen fire investigation techniques. As in the Part I Fundamentals course, this course will include live demonstrations of oxygen fires, and materials and components tests that support the topics covered in the course.


Prerequisite: WHA Part I Fundamentals course OR the 2007 version of ASTM TPT Course Fire Hazards in Oxygen Systems.


Course Reference Materials: Each attendee receives a copy of
  1. WHA-designed course handbook with all course slides, added reference materials, and data
  2. Selected excerpts from industry-relevant standards related to oxygen system design, materials selection, cleaning, Standards and Guidelines
  3. Course reference CD with useful technical papers, software, and templates for performing hazards analyses
  4. NEW! Take-home DVD of live oxygen fires witnessed during the training course
Course Benefits:
  • Instructors are internationally recognized experts in the field and experienced in providing professional training.
  • Course is custom-tailored to meet the specific needs of the attendees. Through pre-course discussions and questionnaires, we customize each course to address the specific issues of the industries and systems represented.
  • Course provides practical, interactive application of design and analysis tools on real systems and components.
  • Course provides one-of-a-kind instruction on oxygen fire investigation and forensic analysis techniques.
  • Course includes the latest and most beneficial reference materials for oxygen system design and analysis, including a copy of all course slides with supplemental data and reference materials.
Who Should Attend? Any personnel with previous background training in oxygen system fire hazards and design and analysis concepts that desires advanced training in the application of these concepts. Those seeking to develop and participate in a company’s Oxygen Hazards Assessment Team (OHAT) should also attend this course. This includes:
  • Engineers and Scientists
  • Technicians, Operators, and Maintenance Personnel
  • Procedure Writers
  • Facility Supervisors and Plant Managers
  • Safety Professionals
Oxygen System Design and Analysis, Part II Advanced Concepts Course Outline
  1. Introduction
    1. Intro to WHA, our capabilities
    2. Intro of attendees, expectations
  2. Brief Review of The Oxygen Fire Hazard and WHA Risk Management Approach
    1. Maximize Compatible Materials (metals, nonmetals, lubricants)
    2. Minimize Ignition Mechanisms (characteristic elements)
    3. Utilize Good Practices (system design, component/system cleaning)
    4. Oxygen Hazards and Fire Risk Assessment (OHFRA) tool
  3. Advanced Design Concepts from Relevant Industry Standards (i.e. ASTM G88, CGA G4.4/IGC 13-02, ISO, SAE, etc.)
  4. Advanced System Analysis Using Failure Modes and Effects Assessments (FMEAs)
    1. Explanation and procedures
    2. Interactive classroom example
  5. Other Advanced Analysis Concepts
    1. System Analysis with Isometric Piping Schematics
    2. System Analysis with Flow Modeling Software
    3. Component Analysis with CFD Modeling Software
  6. Applying the FMEA and OHFRA tools to industry-specific systems
    1. Case studies of liquid oxygen components/systems
    2. Case studies of low-pressure gaseous oxygen components/system
    3. Case studies of high-pressure gaseous oxygen components/system
  7. Applying the OHFRA tool to Oxygen Fire Investigation
    1. Forensic Analysis Techniques
    2. Case Studies of oxygen fires from industry
  8. Summary Application Quiz


 Course Instructors

  • Barry E. Newton has been involved in oxygen system design and testing for the past 24 years while working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) and for Wendell Hull & Associates, Inc. (WHA). Since joining WHA, he has consulted with private industry and government evaluating the cause and origin of oxygen system/component fires and performing oxygen hazards and fire risk assessments on industrial and medical oxygen systems. He is also chairman of the Statistics and Data Handling Subcommittee of ASTM International’s Committee G04 on “Flammability and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-Enriched Environments”.


  • Elliot Forsyth is a technical consultant for Wendell Hull and Associates, Inc., and the owner of Oxygen Safety Consultants. He performs hazards and failure analyses on oxygen systems and components, as well as consults on engineering design and safety of oxygen systems. Elliot has developed and instructed numerous oxygen safety training courses on topics ranging from operations and maintenance to oxygen cleaning to design and analysis. He is chairman of the ASTM G04 Practices Subcommittee which oversees ASTM standards on Oxygen system design, materials selection and cleaning, among others.


  • Gwenael Chiffoleau is the Test Facility Manager at Wendell Hull and Associates, Inc., where he develops and coordinates testing programs. He is involved with oxygen hazard and fire risk assessments, failure analysis of oxygen fires, and teaching oxygen safety courses. Within ASTM G04, Gwenael is the chairman of the task group on toxicity of burning non-metals in oxygen. He previously worked for Air Liquide in France where he helped their R&D facility in Paris develop a promoted combustion test chamber for burning metals in oxygen.


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CANCELLATION POLICY

    CANCELLATIONS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING and must include the attendee’s name and the date of the course for which they were registered. Fax cancellations to 575-523-5709, attention Oxygen Course Registration.

    Refunds are available as follows:

  • Refund Deadline is 2 weeks prior to the course start date.
  • Full refund, less administration fee, will be given if cancellation is made on or by the Refund Deadline.
  • No refunds will be made after the Refund Deadline. Course fees can be transferred to another person or used toward a future WHA course if arrangements are made before the course date.
  • If the course is postponed or cancelled by WHA, your course fee will be refunded in full, including administrative fees. (WHA is not responsible for any other non-refundable course-related expenses.)
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