When Both Chemical & Flash Fire Hazards Collide

Susan Lovasic is the Global Regulatory Affairs Manager - Tyvek® Protective Apparel for DuPont Protection Solutions and is located in Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Lovasic received her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and has worked for DuPont since 1984 in both research and marketing capacities across a variety of businesses, including Stainmaster® and Antron® nylon carpet fibers, Kevlar® and Nomex® aramid fibers, and Tyvek® and Tychem® chemical protective garments. Since 1996, Ms. Lovasic’s research efforts have focused on protective apparel applications to help protect wearers against chemical, biological, thermal, and fire hazards. She has led research to assess the critical properties of protective apparel ranging from assessment of comfort and durability properties to instrumented thermal mannequin fire and electric arc flash testing and hazardous chemical barrier testing.
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Simulating the Hydrogen Transition

The hydrogen economy is on fire. Each day brings announcements of new hydrogen projects, ranging from small to gargantuan. And more than $150 billion is in the investment pipeline, according to the Hydrogen Council. But moving across the carbon spectrum from gray to green is no easy feat.
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In recent years there has been a legislative drive for companies to substitute hazardous chemicals in their products and supply chain with safer alternatives. In REACH, the European wide chemical legislation, substances of very high concern SVHCs are identified, restricted and banned in due course.
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This Webinar will provide an overview and guidance on ventilation to prevent and dilute the formation of flammable hydrogen-air mixtures. Information will include a review of relevant standards, guidelines, and approaches to achieving effective dilution for potential design-basis hydrogen release scenarios. Existing applications and previous incidents will be discussed.
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