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EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN Full house for ammonia safe handling course By Ilana Koegelenberg In September, the Open Trade Training Centre (OTTC) in Springs hosted 16 candidates who had successfully completed its week-long ammonia safe handling course. 1 I ndustry technicians came from a variety of companies across the country to complete the safe handling course. This course is vital to ensure that anyone working with this potentially harmful refrigerant can do so safely to avoid any accidents. It is also a legal requirement for anyone in the field who works with ammonia. The course includes a practical and theoretical side and was presented by Kurt Johannsen of OTTC. OTTC has been offering this course for many years and boasts a working ammonia plant for students to gain practical experience. This was one of the biggest groups to date to have completed the ammonia safe handling course at OTTC. CLA 1. The students were schooled in the safe handling of ammonia and received practical training with the help of OTTC’s functioning ammonia plant. 2. The course involved both theory and practical work. 3. The group who recently successfully completed their ammonia safe handling course at OTTC, together with their trainers. 3 2 COLD LINK AFRICA • November/December 2018 www.coldlinkafrica.co.za 13