It’s important that you use AU’s procurement agreement with suppliers when purchasing gases in order to minimise environmental impact. These suppliers have committed themselves to climate and sustainability, and work to minimise climate impact throughout the life cycle of the gases they supply in order to improve sustainability. These suppliers have taken a number of steps, including using sustainable energy in gas manufacturing and green fuel/environmental compensation during transportation.
that you’re buying climate-friendly gases produced using sustainable energy from wind and water power in Scandinavia when you buy bottled gas under the procurement agreement that contains nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide or mixtures of these gases? And emissions from transportation between production facilities and filling stations is carbon-compensated.
You can reduce environmental impact by optimising the settings on your apparatus, for example by
If facilities permit, a centralised gas supply system can be installed in the labs (particularly relevant if there are plans to renovate the buildings). When multiple apparatus/instruments are connected to the same cylinder, the number of cylinders needed is reduced. This also makes it safer for all the lab’s users, because the cylinders are not located inside the lab itself.
Minimise the number of gas orders/deliveries of if possible by establishing a gas cylinder storage area if space allows.
Always contact a occupational health and safety representative from AU if you have any questions or are thinking about introducing major changes/initiatives.