For those who don ’ t know ASTI ( Ammonia Safety & Training Institute ), they are reputed to be the first name in Ammonia safety training , based in the US with affiliates around the globe in six continents .
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Andrew Perks is a subject expert in ammonia refrigeration . Since undertaking his apprenticeship in Glasgow in the 1960s he has held positions of contracts engineer , project engineer , refrigeration design engineer , company director for a refrigeration contracting company and eventually owning his own contracting company and low temperature cold store . He is now involved in adding skills to the ammonia industry , is merSETA accredited and has written a variety of unit standards for SAQA that define the levels to be achieved in training in our industry .
A Perks Enterprises are proud to report that we are affiliates of ASTI By Andrew Perks
For those who don ’ t know ASTI ( Ammonia Safety & Training Institute ), they are reputed to be the first name in Ammonia safety training , based in the US with affiliates around the globe in six continents .
ASTI was established in 1987 in Watsonville , California and incorporated as a Non-Profit 501 ( c )( 3 ) organisation in 1992 . They are dedicated to making ammonia ( NH3 ) the safest hazardous material in the world . In lieu of the advancements being made in the natural energy fields , this is of prime importance . Whether you like it or not ammonia is going to be one of the prime green energy sources of the future . It is a binding agent for hydrogen as , along with nitrogen , these are the two chemicals of ammonia . Ammonia , unlike some of the other refrigerants , is going to be with us for some time so you ’ d better get used to it .
ASTI specialises in bringing leaders from industry , government and public safety ( commonly known as the tripod ) together to improve prevention , preparedness and emergency response . Their vision is to operationalise the USA Environmental Protection Agencies Integrated Contingency Plan ( one plan ) so that the tripod command team mentioned above can use a concept of operations
( CONOPS ) to prevent hazardous and stop emergency events when they are small .
ASTI ’ s vision of training and emergency response planning related to their Ammonia safety began with the city of Watsonville Fire Department 1987 and quickly spread through the US , Europe and Scandinavia due to connections with Refrigeration Engineers and Technicians Association , International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration , Global Cold Chain Alliance and the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses . Today ASTI ’ s influence has spread widely over the whole world , and now with A Perks Enterprises affiliating with them for Southern Africa . CLA
Whether you like it or not ammonia is going to be one of the prime green energy sources of the future .
ONE CONSOLIDATED VOICE FOR THE REFRIGERATION INDUSTRY .
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