Health and Safety Executive

Spontaneous ignition of hydrogen

Date:
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 – 10:14 am

This report is part of a project to investigate the phenomena of spontaneous ignition of accidental hydrogen releases. Over the years there have been reports of hydrogen leaks igniting for no apparent reason.

 View research report

Category:
Fire / rescue services, Fire and explosion, HSE, Health and safety, Research

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