Course Introduction
NSTC Course 055
Hypergol Systems: Design, Buildup, and Operation
BACKGROUND
"This course was developed by personnel at the NASA JSC White Sands Test Facility in conjunction with the NASA Safety Training Center (NSTC). The NSTC was established in May 1991 by the NASA Headquarters Safety Directorate to provide up-to-date, high-quality,NASA specific safety training on location at NASA centers, or simultaneously to multiple centers over the Video Teleconferencing System (ViTS). Our desire is to establish and maintain a strong, long-lasting relationship with all NASA centers in order to fulfill your safety training needs on a cost-effective basis. Our ultimate goal is to provide a positive contribution to safe operations at NASA."
COURSE DESCRIPTION
NSTC Course 055 is a 2-day course discussing the safe usage of hypergols (hydrazine fuels and nitrogen tetroxide). During the course we will identify the hazards associated with hypergols including toxicity, reactivity, fire, and explosion. Management of risk is discussed in terms of the primary engineering controls – design, buildup, and operation; and secondary controls – personal protective equipment and detectors/monitors. The emphasis is on the design and buildup of compatible systems and the safe operation of these systems by technicians and engineers.
COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The NSTC’s goals in teaching this course are:
To increase safety awareness;
To provide useful information and references;
To enable attendees to identify and evaluate typical hazards of hypergols and hypergol systems.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
Those who would benefit from this course include engineers, technicians, plant managers, and operators involved in hypergol system design, buildup, operation, and maintenance. This course would also be appropriate for safety and health professionals involved in monitoring and evaluating the operation of hypergol systems.
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