Safety Alert - Explosion involving liquid nitrogen
3 March 2018
A safety alert was sent out in January 2018 following an explosion involving liquid nitrogen.
Action to be taken
Risk assessments for work involving storage of material in liquid nitrogen must be reviewed to:
- consider the risk of vials exploding;
- identify control measures (precautions) to reduce the risk of injury should the vial explode;
- communicate the control measures (precautions) to everyone involved in the work