Like any other fuel, hydrogen must be handled properly to ensure safety. Hydrogen is no more dangerous than other fuels, just different.

Hydrogen is made, shipped and used safely today in many industries worldwide. Liquid hydrogen trucks carry an average of 70 million gallons of liquid hydrogen in the U.S. each year without major incident. Hydrogen has been sent through hundreds of miles of pipelines and used to process foods and manufacture specialty metals with relative safety.

Figure 9 Hydrogen storage tank tests Source: Livermore National Library A. Tanks after being shot         B. Tank during fire test                          C. Tank after fire test