Fernie Memorial Arena Incident Animation

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Fernie Memorial Arena Incident Animation

Película: Duración en minutos

6:06 minutos

Descripción del producto

This video summarizes an incident[nbsp] at a Fernie arena where workers were fatally injured while performing maintenance on the ice plant. It explains the cause of the incident and animates the events that lead up to a release of ammonia gas. In conjunction with this video, there is a link to the redacted investigation report online.

Objetivos y metas

Ammonia is a toxic and corrosive gas that is commonly used as a refrigerant in recreational facilities such as skating or hockey arenas and curling rinks. Exposure to ammonia can cause injuries, respiratory distress, unconsciousness, or death. In high concentrations, ammonia is a fire and explosion hazard.

Employers, workers and associations in industries where ammonia is used in a refrigeration system.

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WorkSafeBC
6951 Westminster Hwy, Canada-V7C 1C6 Richmond
+1-604-214-6778 janice.twiss@worksafebc.com https://www.worksafebc.com