1. business and industrial
2. agriculture and forestry
3. farms and ranches

NEW LOCATION
RIGHT NEXT DOOR
Our SPONSORS
This seminar, free to all attendees, is made
possible through the generous support of the
following companies and agencies:
FOUNDERS
Monterey County Environmental Health
Monterey County Office of the District Attorney
Western Precooling
Salinas City Fire Department
Ammonia Safety & Training Institute (ASTI)
EVENT SPONSORS
Airtech ▼ Salinas, CA
American Cooling ▼ Salinas, CA
American Growers Cooling ▼ Salinas, CA
Andrew Smith Company ▼ Salinas, CA
Christopher Ranch ▼ Gilroy, CA
D’Arrigo Brothers ▼ Castroville, CA
Dandy Cooling ▼ Salinas, CA
Delicato Vineyards ▼ Soledad, CA
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. ▼ Salinas, CA
Driscoll Strawberry Associates ▼ Watsonville, CA
22nd Annual
Salinas Valley Ammonia Safety Day
Thursday, May 21, 2015
RETA Monterey Bay Chapter
22ND ANNUAL
SALINAS VALLEY AMMONIA
SAFETY DAY
MAY 21, 2015
Earthbound Farm ▼ San Juan Bautista, CA
Fresh Express Inc. ▼ Salinas, CA
Green Gate Fresh, LLC ▼ Yuma, AZ
Growers Ice Company ▼ Salinas, CA
Hasler Refrigeration ▼ Yuma, AZ
Kendall-Jackson ▼ Soledad, CA
Nature Quality ▼ San Martin, CA
NewStar Fresh Foods ▼ Salinas, CA
Nunes Cooling ▼ Salinas, CA
Pacific International Marketing ▼ Salinas, CA
PSIG, Inc. ▼ Elk Grove, CA
Ocean Mist Farms ▼ Castroville, CA
Snowden Engineering ▼ Salinas, CA
Uni-Kool Partners ▼ Salinas, CA
Tanimura & Antle ▼ Spreckels, CA
Taylor Farms ▼ Salinas, CA
True Leaf Farms, LLC ▼ San Juan Bautista, CA
Salinas Valley
Ammonia Safety Day
Committee
PO Box 10028
Salinas, CA 93912
PH (831) 297-2554
FAX (916) 647-9761
www.svasd.com
Mann Packing ▼ Salinas, CA
Managing Safety & Productivity
Staying Ahead of the Curve
NEW LOCATION - 1034 N. MAIN STREET
SALINAS VALLEY AMMONIA SAFETY DAY SCHEDULE
MORNING SESSIONS
DEBRA MONTENEZ
7:00 - 7:50 am - Sports Complex Grounds Check In - Please help yourself to coffee
and other refreshments in the Vendor
Tent after checking in.
SONNY BASALDUA &
GARY SMITH
AMMONIA SAFETY & TRAINING INSTITUTE
HUGO & VANESSA LUJAN
APOSTOLIC FAITH TABERNACLE
CONNIE STUBBLEFIELD
CALIFORNIA TRADITIONS REALTY
JOHN A. WILLIAMS
CHRISTOPHER RANCH
HARRY QUALLS
& CLARA VILLARIN
DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES
CHRIS STUBBLEFIELD
EARTHBOUND FARM
JOHN BARAJAS
FRESH EXPRESS
CARLOS HUERTA & TOM WALLS
GROWERS ICE
KENTON LORENZ
& DOLLY BRAND
KEMPER REFRIGERATION
YVONNE GARCIA
& GARY MARSH
MARSH INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION
BRUCE WELDEN
MONTEREY COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SCOTT GOAD
NUNES COOLING
BUTCH SIMMONS
PEMCON
ANDREW LOMBARDO &
CORI & MICHAEL SCHRECK
PSIG INC.
BEN MAJEWSKI
SALINAS FIRE DEPARTMENT
MARIO BARBA
& GREG CHAVARIN
TAYLOR FARMS
DAVID GROW
TRUE LEAF FARMS
PAT BATES,
LOUISE HERNANDEZ
& DON TRAGETHON
WESTERN PRECOOLING
&
JAN TRAGETHON
www.svasd.com
Salinas Sports Complex - Next to the Sherwood Hall Venue
1034 N. Main Street
RICK WILLIAMS
AMERICOLD LOGISTICS
Fill out and fax copy to: Registrar, (916) 647-9761 OR register online at
“Managing Safety & Productivity - Staying Ahead of the Curve”
SALINAS FIRE DEPARTMENT - RETIRED
AMMONIA SAFTEY & TRAINING INSTITUTE
EVENT CHAIR
Registration Deadline May 15, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015 ▼ 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
2015 SALINAS VALLEY
AMMONIA SAFETY DAY
COMMITTEE
7:50 - 8:00 am
Welcome and Overview - Rick Williams,
Ammonia Safety Training Institute
8:00 - 8:30 am
Health and Physiology - The goal is to
avoid contact with industrial chemicals.
However, knowing what to do in case of
exposure is critical. Learn about safety
concerns and how to manage human exposure. - Rick Williams, Ammonia Safety &
Training Institute
8:30 - 9:00 am - Keynote
Safety & Productivity - The Secret is YOU
Monique Whitney, The Whitney Group - We
all bring a perspective to our work - a singular advantage that could potentially make
or break the effectiveness of our team.
Learn how what you bring to the team
could be the difference between winning or
losing the game of real-time safety and
productivity.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
TRACK A - EMERGENCY RESPONSE - FOCUS ON PLANT & PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST
RESPONDERS
1:00 - 1:50
1:55 - 2:40
10:30 - 11:00 am
Hartnell College Update - Don Tragethon,
Western Precooling 11:00 - 11:30 pm
Afternoon Session Teaser - Bruce Welden,
Monterey County Health Department - A
quick review of what will be covered during the various afternoon sessions and
where to find them.
11:30 - 12:00 pm
A Lesson Learned about Hydro Shock Things are not supposed to go bump in
the night. Scott Melton, Infrared Scanning
& ASTI
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Lunch
1:05pm - Afternoon Sessions Begin - See
schedule to the right for session times
and topics.
Levels of Response Clarified - Do you have an emergency response
plan or an emergency action plan? What are the minimum requirements; just how far your trained operators can engage shutdown without needing to be certified responders.
2:40 - 3:10
Break - Visit the exhibitor tables and enjoy refreshments.
All sessions break at this time.
3:10 - 4:00
Modes of Response - Dress for success; does your PPE match your
response? What is level D to A and what do you need. Rick Williams,
ASTI
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TRACK B - MANAGEMENT
Number of Translation Sets Needed (If Any)
1:00 - 1:50
Company
1:55 - 2:40
CalARP Update – An overview of new CalARP regulations and a discussion of training requirements for owners (and tenants), operators
and contractors - Eileen Mosqueda, Monterey County Health Department (CUPA)
PHA Recommendations, What is Realistic? - Is the specific PHA
for a change or revalidation! Is it global or just a minor change. Is it
specific to the change and site? Are you focused on the end result?
Can you reject a recommendation? Bottom line - is it reasonable
and justified or just a way as a consultant to charge you more.
Michael Schreck, PSIG Inc.
9:00 - 9:45 am
Get Your Gear Together - Sonny
Basaldua, ASTI - PPE, self preservation
from an operator/mechanics point of
view.
9:45 - 10:30 am - Vendor Tent
Break - Visit the exhibitor tables and enjoy
coffee and other refreshments.
What is in Your Game Plan? ASTI Team, Gary Smith, Sonny Basaldua & Rick Williams - Discussion of pre-emergency readiness and
emergency response during the first 30 minutes of an emergency
event. Simulations using audience participation will be presented.
Admission is Free - Continental Breakfast & Lunch Included
3:10 - 4:00
Contractors Tell it Like it is - Between a Rock and a Hard Place Where Are You? Bruce Welden, Monterey County Health Department.
TRACK C - OPERATOR
1:00 - 1:50
1:55 - 2:40
3:10 - 4:00
Oil Draining; Danfoss Dual Pressure Regulator;
Danfoss Modulating Liq. Feed; Dual Pressure
Regulator; Hot Gas Solenoid Valve; Safety Relief Valves;
Electrical; Mechanical Float Assembly; Liquid Make Up
Solenoid Valve
Demonstrations will take place during the breakout sessions; times and classes will be
published in the program for the day. Speakers, TBD
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Free Admission
Salinas Sports Complex
Next to last years venue.
1034 N. Main Street
Salinas
Check in time begins
at 7:00 am
Continental Breakfast
and Lunch is included.
Questions?
Please contact the
registrar at
(831) 297-2554
REGISTER NOW
Track D - Operadores
1:00 - 1:50
1:55 - 2:40
3:10 - 4:00
Vaciando Aceite; Danfoss Regulador de Presion Dual;
Danfoss Modulando el flujo del liquido; Regulador de presion
Dual; Electroválvula de gas caliente; Válvulas de alivio de
seguridad; Electrico; Conjunto de Flotación mecánica
Válvula de solenoid para compensar liquido
NEW LOCATION
1034 N. MAIN STREET
SALINAS, CA