2025 CHS Americas Training Day
Center for Hydrogen Safety Training Day Schedule
Join us for an enriching training day on October 13, 2025, presented by the Center for Hydrogen Safety, complementing the 2025 CHS Americas Conference and the 2025 Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Conference. Discover the essential safety skills needed to navigate the dynamic hydrogen market. Our training day offers seven different courses designed to empower you with practical knowledge:
Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and stay ahead in the rapidly evolving field of hydrogen technology. Your expertise matters, and we're here to help you thrive. Register for the training day by adding the courses to your conference registration, or register for the training day only through the conference registration.
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Courses have overlapping times, do not register for two courses at the same time.
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Seats are limited. If a course you register for is full, you will be added to a waitlist and allowed in if spaces become available.
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Registration rates: 4 hour courses are $250, 2 hour courses are $125
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| Start Time | End Time | Course Title |
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | NFPA 2 Hydrogen Technologies Code Training Instructor: Phil Clark - Omitz |
| 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Vent System Design Instructor: Dave Farese - Durham Consulting & Rob Early - CGA |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Navigating Hydrogen Safely: Risks, Best Practices, and Resources for Success Instructor: Victoria Grimes - Center for Hydrogen Safety |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | NFPA 2 Advanced Topics: Between the Lines Instructor: Danielle Murphy - WHA International |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Understanding Hydrogen Explosions Instructor: Kelly Thomas - BakerRisk |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Liquid Hydrogen Advanced Topics Instructor: Tom Drube - Chart Industries |
| 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Break |
| 5:30 PM | 7:00 PM | Custom Apps for Hydrogen Safety: Verification and Validation of AI Vibe Coding Instructor: Phil Clark - Omitz |
Course Details
NFPA 2 Hydrogen Technologies Code Training (4 hours)
Are you ready to elevate your expertise in the NFPA 2 Hydrogen Technologies Code? Look no further! Our NFPA 2 training program is designed to empower professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in applying this code. Course credits: Earn 4 PDHs or 0.4 CEUs.
NFPA 2 Advanced Topics: Between the Lines (4 hours)
Dive into the nuanced world of NFPA 2 with this advanced session focused on interpreting gray areas and resolving common challenges in hydrogen safety compliance. Through real-world case studies and expert analysis, participants will explore the historical context behind key provisions, uncover practical solutions grounded in best practices, and identify critical gaps and emerging issues that are shaping the future of NFPA 2. Course credits: Earn 4 PDHs or 0.4 CEUs.
Vent System Design (2 hours)
Explore vital design considerations for hydrogen vent systems during this insightful session. Course credits: Earn 2 PDHs or 0.2 CEUs.
Navigating Hydrogen Safely: Risks, Best Practices, and Resources for Success (2 hours)
This class addresses critical safety considerations of using gaseous hydrogen as an energy source, including its benefits and associated risks. It highlights common hazards like leaks, invisible flames, and explosions, emphasizing the need for special handling. Key safety strategies—such as ventilation, leak detection, and emergency shutdown systems—are discussed alongside lessons learned from past incidents. The class also outlines relevant regulations and best practices, and points to the valuable safety resources offered by the Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS) to help the industry build a strong safety culture. Course credits: Earn 2 PDHs or 0.2 CEUs.
Understanding Hydrogen Explosions (2 hours)
This module will cover the basics of hydrogen explosions, with an emphasis on hydrogen-air vapor cloud explosions (VCEs). Case studies and testing programs involving hydrogen explosions will be discussed to illustrate the nature of these events. The fundamentals of VCEs and VCE blast load prediction will be covered in sufficient depth to allow participants to develop an understanding of the modeling approaches used in industry and the impact of different modeling assumptions and input parameters. Both explosions in the open and those in enclosures (i.e., vented deflagrations) will be discussed. Course credits: Earn 2 PDHs or 0.2 CEUs.
Liquid Hydrogen Advanced Topics (2 hours)
In this training session we will discuss topics critical to the safe handling of cryogenic hydrogen, including:
• Properties of liquid hydrogen
• Material properties at cryogenic temperature
• Liquid hydrogen behavior when release to atmosphere
• Low temperature considerations when exposed to air
• Safe venting of cryogenic hydrogen systems
Course credits: Earn 2 PDHs or 0.2 CEUs.
Custom Apps for Hydrogen Safety: Verification and Validation of AI Vibe Coding (1.5 hours)
Vibe coding is a rapidly evolving method that harnesses artificial intelligence to develop software applications. In this paradigm, “you tell the AI what you want your software to do, and it writes the code,” allowing you to focus on refining the applications through feedback and iterative updates. Vibe coding utilizes large language models (LLMs) or AI-assisted development platforms to generate functional code. Instead of manually scripting each line, the developer becomes a “vibe setter,” shaping the application by conveying high-level objectives, safety logic, and functional expectations to the AI.
This course explores how vibe coding can be applied specifically to hydrogen safety—a domain where precision, validation, and trust are paramount. Key questions addressed include:
• What tools and knowledge do I need to start vibe coding for hydrogen safety applications?
• How can vibe coding help prototype or deploy safety monitoring, hazard modeling, or incident response tools for hydrogen systems?
• What tools need verification and validation?
• What are the vulnerabilities and risks of developing in a Vibe environment?
• How do I rigorously verify and validate AI-generated code for critical safety use cases?
• What strategies ensure that applications built with vibe coding are reliable, auditable, and trustworthy in hydrogen safety contexts?
• How can I surgically adjust or correct code outputs when safety or regulatory standards require exact specifications?
• When is it necessary to escalate development to a professional coder, especially in high-risk or compliance-sensitive scenarios?
