Safety Days

ASTI: SAFETY DAYS

WHAT ARE SAFETY DAYS?

This 8 hour conference style presentation is a free safety conference held all over the country by the generous donations of both National and Local sponsors.

Our content and agendas are designed with you, the end-user, the firefighter, and the regulator in mind. We spend many hours behind the scenes collaborating with local hosts to help find local topics that are relevant to you and your organization.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I get any Credit for attending?

The ASTI Safety Day counts for 8 hours of continuing education (CE) credits toward your RETA certifications (CARO/ CIRO).

Why do we invite regulators?

While this has been a question that we are asked frequently, having a forum that is safe to ask questions to local regulators outside your facility is both beneficial to you and to the regulators. Not only do they see your dedication to safety but it also allows for a open communication regarding local information and regulations. We almost always receive positive feedback from the regulators about the training and the experience that they have.

Why do we invite firefighters?

Our roots are deeply tied to the fire industry and helping them also understand the hazard, risks, and threats that are associated with ammonia. These first responders should not be meeting facility personnel in the moment of crisis or a leak, but prior to any event. A strong relationship with the firefighters and inviting them to drill with your facility is part of the vision and mission of ASTI to make ammonia the most safely managed chemicals in the world.

What is covered in Safety Day Training

Hazard Analysis Quick Guide for emergency responders
Life Safety Plan – setting proper Initial Isolation and Protective Action Zones
Dealing with downwind receptors
Health and emergency medical – proper decontamination and readiness for transport
Valve and piping problems that leads to emergency events
Dealing with high pressure system circumstances
Mastering the emergency shut-down procedure
Jose Mata Story – the value of proper decon and medical treatment
Building readiness to engage the Hazmat Tech team
Integrating with public safety responders
Crisis communications
PPE and monitoring options – selection and proper use
Fixed monitoring systems – selection, maintenance, and use
Four phases of emergency response of the 30-Minute Plan
Managing a simulated emergency event using the One Plan Checklists
Panel Discussion – regulators and public safety (LEPC, SERC, EPA, NRC, and OSHA)
Emergency events – Lessons learned
The value and importance of safely escaping to safe refuge or shelter in place
Engaging emergency control and containment using the SIMPLE Playbook
Transportation related emergency response concerns – methods of control and containment

Safety Day History

For more than two decades the Ammonia Safety & Training Institute has been an internationally recognized leader in developing emergency response protocols and training for the safe response to ammonia emergencies.

We are proud that our work has greatly improved the way facility employees and first responders address ammonia emergencies. Our instructors train an average of 3,000 to 5,000 people each year.

Our focus on emergency management is to “prevent them all or stop them small.” This approach has saved industry millions of dollars in damages and, more importantly, protected lives.

Over the last three years ASTI has successfully trained an average of 2,000 industrial and public safety responders in twelve 8-hour Safety Day training sessions throughout the U.S. and Canada.