Fire suppression is key and critical to everyday life, designed to protect what matters most – people, property and the environment. Driven by the Montreal Protocol since 1997 and translated into domestic legislation, we have seen significant shifts in the industry towards moving away from harmful ozone depleting substances like halons with very long lifetimes in the atmosphere, to the adoption of clean agents with zero ozone depletion and zero global warming impacts when released.
Our industry operates within a heavily regulated market, the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 and regulations, imposes import quotas and affects those who buy, sell or handle ozone depleting substances (ODS) or synthetic greenhouse gases (SGG) in fire protection. In a constantly changing world, we are also seeing more and more commitments to Sustainability and Net Zero by the corporate world and countries alike. Climate change is undeniable. So how does our industry comply with regulations and be environmentally and socially responsible, all while trying to navigate what happens to those fire extinguishing gases in systems that reach end of life? How do we prevent their harmful emissions? What are some of the challenges being faced and solutions potentially on offer? To learn more about responsible end of life management of ODS & SGG fire extinguishing agents come listen to our speaker Elvira Nigido.
