Theme 1: Building Public Awareness of Hydrogen Safety
- Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier; Past, Present and Future
- Progress in Closing Knowledge Gaps
- Current Applications; Portable, Mobile and Stationary
- Safety Training Techniques and Programs
- Methods for Achieving Public Awareness
- Technical Progress and Knowledge Building in Codes and Standards
Theme 2: Latest Advances in Hydrogen Safety R&D
- Modeling, Simulation and Validation
- Experimental Programs and Testing
- Sensors and Mitigation
- Materials Safety (hydrogen effects on materials, including fuel quality)
- Hydrogen behaviour (release, dispersion, ignition and autoignition, combustion: deflagration, detonation, Transitional effects)
- Physical effects (thermal, overpressure and missile effects from hydrogen fires and explosions)
Theme 3: Risk Management and Insurance
- Risk-informed / safety engineering
- Methods to reduce safety distances
- Risk / safety perception
- Risk acceptance and harm criteria
- Risk assessment uncertainty, cost-benefit analysis and insurance premiums
- The insurance industry approach
- Research involvement
- Liability vs. property insurance
