Linde Produces New Safety Video Series for Customers and Employees on Handling Gases


Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S. - Linde North America has created a new series of videos on the safe handling and use of several of its gases - oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The videos are available in DVD for customers, for download from the Linde North America website and viewable on Linde's YouTube channel.

Linde North America is a member of The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company. Entitled "Taking The Lead In Safety" series, the videos were shot in High Definition at several Linde and customer locations in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas earlier this year.

Tim Wren, head of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality for Linde North America, said, "Safety is the number one priority at Linde and we have decades of experience with these products in all their forms. The new videos represent state of the art know-how on how to handle them safely and we wanted to make them accessible in a variety of viewable forms, particularly in the social media where so many of our customers and employees are accustomed to accessing information."

Each of the videos covers safety guidelines in working with the gases, including their basic properties and behavior, how they are piped and stored for use, as well as safety concerns such as prevention of low temperature burns from cryogenic products, the potential dangers of oxygen enriched atmospheres and how to avoid oxygen deficiency when working with nitrogen, carbon dioxide and hydrogen.

"A lot of preparation and care went into crafting these videos," Wren said. "We wanted them to have a long shelf life and be relevant for years to come."

These and other videos can be viewed on the Linde playlist at:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL51147CD312F97AC1&feature=plcp

The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with around 51,000 employees in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the 2011 financial year, it achieved sales of EUR 13.787 bn (USD 18.1 billion). The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment - in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The Group is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

For more information, see The Linde Group online at www.linde.com

Contact:
Amy Ficon
Linde corporate communications
908-771-1491
amy.ficon@linde.com

Vinita Abraham
Communication Specialist
Linde North America, Inc.
575, Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
Ph: 908-771-1366 / 908 659 - 8716

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