Normative and technical documentation on industrial safety in the production of hydrogen

Abstract

RELEVANCE. To date, there are strategic goals for the development of hydrogen energy in  the  Russian  Federation.  The  achievement  of  the  set  goals  largely  depends  on  the  norms  and provisions of the current legislative, legal and regulatory technical documents (NTDs). In the field of  hydrogen  energy,  the  issues  of  ensuring  industrial  safety  are  acute.  Consideration of  the  NTD on  industrial  safety  in  the  production  of  hydrogen  is  relevant.  In  order  to  solve  the  complex  of tasks  on  the  infrastructure  of  hydrogen transport,  it  is  necessary  to  overcome  a  large  number  of obstacles  associated  not  only  with  the  improvement  of  technologies,  increasing  their  economic efficiency,  but  also  with  ensuring  a  sufficient  level  of  safety. PURPOSE. The  legislative  and regulatory framework  in  the  field  of  industrial  safety  of  hydrogen  technologies  in  the  Russian Federation  is  considered  in  order  to  identify  the  provisions  of  industrial  safety  standards,  and analyze the degree of security of activities for the design, construction and operation of hydrogen filling stations with standards and regulations in the field of hydrogen technologies in production. ,  storage  and  transportation  of  hydrogen  fuel.  METHODS. The  analysis  of  normative  and technical documents (NTD) according to the status in the format valid or canceled, the analysis of the  provisions  governing  the  industrial  safety  standards  of  hydrogen  technologies,  and  also  the national standards and technical regulations of the Customs Union were studied. RESULTS. The main  provisions  of  the  federal  law  N  116-FZ  of  07/21/1997  and  the  order  of Russian  technical supervision (Rostekhnadzor) N 471 of 11/30/2020 are determined. in terms of identifying hydrogen technology  facilities  and  hydrogen  infrastructure  as  hazardous  production  facilities  (HPF)  and their registration in the state register of HIFs. CONCLUSION. Conclusions are drawn about the need  to  develop  and  approve  the  requirements  of  industrial  safety  standards  in  the  field  of hydrogen  technologies,  about  the  need  to  address  issues  of  standardization  of  hydrogen infrastructure technologies and certification of hydrogen filling stations.