Hydrogen is not just another gas. Your team needs to understand that.
Electrolysers, hydrogen transport and tank infrastructure bring risks that lie beyond the scope of generic gas knowledge. Invisible flames, material compatibility, dry piping systems, procedures that aren't yet stable, and a workforce that until recently worked with natural gas. OEM manuals don't make site-ready operators. We do.
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New technology, old industrial habits, and a risk profile that nobody fully understands yet.
Electrolysers are not standard process installations. The combination of high pressures, pure hydrogen gas and electrotechnical components requires risk recognition that goes beyond what people learn in a generic emergency response or gas safety module. Hydrogen embrittlement in piping systems, invisible flames during leakage and small leaks that quickly reach critical concentrations in confined spaces, these are scenarios that operators need to explicitly know.
At the same time, a large portion of the people who will do this work have been in the gas industry for years. That experience is valuable, but also creates a false sense of familiarity. Hydrogen behaves differently from natural gas, and that difference must be learned, not assumed.
OEM manuals describe the system, not how people operate it safely and confidently in practice. Pipeline operators, maintenance technicians and HSE coordinators need site-specific training that matches the installation as it stands, not the factory defaults.
Challenges we recognise
- › New technology meets ingrained industrial habits
- › Hydrogen-specific risks go beyond generic gas knowledge
- › Invisible flames, material compatibility and embrittlement are unknown territory
- › OEM manuals don't make site-ready operators
- › Contractors work across multiple sites with different rule sets
- › Procedures are still under development while the installation is already becoming operational
What we build for hydrogen teams.
From process safety and knowledge transfer to scenario training and multilingual onboarding, always built on your installation and your procedures.
Hydrogen process safety →
Operators learn the safety boundaries of a hydrogen installation, not via a PowerPoint, but through interactive scenarios built on your P&IDs and emergency procedures. Gas-free declaration, LMRA and permit-to-work discipline are integrated into the module.
Knowledge transfer from senior to junior →
The process operator who knows how the electrolyser responds at partial power, the pipeline specialist who knows material compatibility from experience, capturing that knowledge before it walks out the door. We structure and digitalise that.
Scenario training for exceptional situations →
Hydrogen leakage, installation shutdown on pressure deviation, fire at a filling station, low-frequency, high-consequence scenarios. Exactly the situations you can't practise in reality but your team mustn't be surprised by.
Multilingual onboarding for international project teams →
Hydrogen projects attract international contractors who work on site for short periods. Induction training available digitally in advance, visually driven and working in multiple languages, with proof of completion before anyone passes the gate.
What it delivers in practice.
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What clients say
"Our operators knew how gas installations work. But hydrogen behaviour, invisible flame, embrittlement, different LMRA weightings. That was new. STARK built that bridge without making our people feel like they had to start over."
The people we train.
From process operator to contractor, we build for those who do the work, not for those who report on it.
Electrolyser process operator
Daily operation of the electrolysis installation, system monitoring, start and stop procedures, alarm management. Needs training that translates the specific risks of hydrogen production into recognisable operational behaviour.
Pipeline operator
Inspections, pressure monitoring, valve control and emergency procedures on hydrogen transport pipelines. Transferable skills from gas work, but a hydrogen-specific refresher on material compatibility, leak behaviour and combustion properties is essential.
Maintenance technician
Maintenance on compressors, valves, instrumentation and electrical components of the electrolyser. Needs visual work instructions and troubleshooting support that matches the actual installation.
HSE coordinator
Responsible for PTW discipline, LMRA quality, emergency procedures and audit trails. Needs training that is demonstrable, site-specific and aligned with hydrogen safety requirements that are still being developed.
Transition project engineer
Working on making existing gas assets hydrogen-ready or realising new hydrogen infrastructure. Needs transition training that takes existing knowledge as a starting point and systematically adds the new risk landscape.
Contractor (short-term)
Works temporarily on site for installation, commissioning or maintenance. Needs site-specific induction available digitally in advance, working in their own language and making completion demonstrable, before they pass through the gate.
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