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Hydrogen Incidents and Accidents Database (HIAD)

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A comprehensive repository for hydrogen-related events, supporting safety assessment and risk management globally.

 

HIAD is a knowledge management tool jointly managed by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, which is updated, maintained and upgraded by the JRC.

 

 

HIAD is a repository of hydrogen-related unwanted events. The data were obtained from primary or secondary sources (news, inspection reports from public institutions, other public databases, scientific articles, etc.). A traceable link to the original sources is provided, as far as possible.

 

HIAD collection of events is a service provided by JRC to safety experts, educators, students and technologists active in the field of hydrogen. It is not intended to serve as an instrument for passing judgement on individual companies or countries associated with an accident. A blame culture surrounding the database would greatly reduce the sharing of information. Moreover, in absence of benchmarks, it cannot be used to compare hydrogen technologies with other technologies.

 

HIAD events are reviewed and validated by JRC experts before entering the database. However, it is critical to note that events’ quality relies in first instance on the quality of their primary or secondary sources.

 

Detailed information and guidelines have been developed to help users to properly use HIAD data.

 

HIAD has been evolving over time, looking at improving the quality and the comprehensiveness of the database. The updates and upgrades that took place on HIAD over its development have been recorded and are described in detail.

Access to the HIAD database
Search and explore the HIAD database of hydrogen events and browse incidents.
Export HIAD data
Download datasets in standard Excel format for offline analysis.
Interactive dashboard
Visualise and filter analytical data on the events, their causes and consequences.
Publications using HIAD and generic resources
Discover scientific publications using HIAD and access generic resources on hydrogen safety
The database is a public service provided by the JRC and the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. The European Hydrogen Safety Panel already supports the database with knowledge. You can contribute as well to this community effort, by providing new events you get aware of.

 

Submit your event 
 

Or by sending feedback on older events to JRC: JRC-PTT-H2SAFETY@ec.europa.eu

Thank you for contributing to global hydrogen safety. Your data helps build a safer future.
Important legal information and conditions of use:
By accessing the HIAD database, you automatically accept the following conditions:
  • Neither the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the European Commission nor any person acting on their behalf is responsible for the use which might be made of the information contained in the database HIAD.
  • Neither the European Commission nor the Clean Hydrogen Partnership is responsible for the validity of the data contained in the original sources.
  • The use of the database and of the data contained within is free of charge, but its use should be properly acknowledged by mentioning the following:
    • Hydrogen Incidents and Accidents Database HIAD, Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and Clean Hydrogen Partnership.
      We also ask you to inform JRC, when you used HIAD in publications or in shareable reports.
For enquiries and requests of collaboration, please send a message to: JRC-PTT-H2SAFETY@ec.europa.eu