Save the Date: CGA Safety & Reliability Seminar Returns October 2021

Since the founding of the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) in 1913, it has been our mission to promote ever improving safe, secure, and environmentally responsible manufacture, transportation, storage, transfilling, and disposal of industrial, medical, and food gases and their containers. Consistent with that mission, CGA is proud to present the 2021 Safety & Reliability of Industrial Gases, Equipment, and Facilities Seminar on October 12-13, 2021.

CGA’s longest running seminar – first held in 1962 – returns this year as both a two-day webinar series, and as a limited capacity in-person event hosted by CGA at our new headquarters in McLean, Virginia. The seminar is open to CGA members and members of affiliated associations.

The event focuses on improving the safe operation of air separation facilities and processes. Industry experts from around the world will present, sharing insights on a range of topics, including:

• HYCO plant catalyst safety and design considerations for safe operation
• Project safety review process
• Enhancement of safety programs
• Cold box casing safety upgrade program
• Quality assurance of instrument tubing support bracket fabrication/installation
• Spillage detection and management for flat bottom storage tanks
• Retrofit barrier designs for oxygen compressors
• Nitrous oxide reactor relief valves
• High pressure oxygen pipelines
• Oxygen system safety improvements
• Liquid disposal systems
• Cryogenic liquid dump vaporizers

The 2021 Safety & Reliability Seminar will also include a panel discussion on the safe design and operation of flat bottom tanks.

Who Should Participate?

Plant managers, designers, engineers, operators, safety personnel, and anyone who interacts with air separation operations and processes.

Safety & Reliability Seminar Sponsorship Program

For the first time this year, a limited number of sponsorships will be made available for this event. By helping to underwrite live streaming and other program costs, sponsoring companies demonstrate their commitment to industry safety, while enabling CGA to make this invaluable programming available to a wider audience.

Last year, 118 individuals from 17 countries across the globe participated in the 2-day, all-virtual 2020 Safety & Reliability Seminar – almost double the number of people who attended the 2019 seminar, which was held in the traditional in-person format. We are hoping to match or exceed last year’s participation numbers for our 2021 hybrid event. Sponsors can help us to achieve that goal.

Event sponsorships will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and are available only to CGA member companies. To learn more, contact Sarah Saunders, CGA’s Director of Marketing and Communications, at 703-395-0696. Full sponsorship program details will be published soon.

Meeting Schedule and Program

Meeting schedule and program as of July 29, 2021; subject to change.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

8:00AM-5:30PM – General Session

General Session Presentations

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

8:00AM-12:00PM – General Session

General Session Presentations

Whether you attend virtually or in-person, we hope to see you at this event, which has long played a crucial role in advancing safety in our industry.

So mark your calendars and start your planning now!