Vincent "Scott" Silva

Chief of Operations & Industrial Emergency Planning
Ammonia Safety & Training Institute (ASTI)

I was born in April of 1961 in a small coastal town of Santa Cruz, California. I was married in 1988 and we had 2 children: Christopher and Laura. I lost my wife due to Breast Cancer in March of 2012. I attended public schools and after High School in 1979, I went off to a Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration (HVACR) trade school in Phoenix, Arizona. Upon returning to my hometown, I resumed my job performing Plumbing, Heating, A/C and commercial refrigeration. In 1985, I joined the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union where I spent the next 5 years in an apprenticeship course and graduated 1993 to become an Instructor of the Pipefitters trade in 1993. I graduated from the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Instructors training program in 1998.

ASTI Safety Day

This 2023 Safety Day will reveal how to put more action in your emergency action plan; prevent, mitigate, and prepare to stop emergency events when they are small.

Physiological effects of ammonia on the body
Chemical and physical properties of ammonia
The future of green and blue ammonia
Integrating Industrial response with public safety command
Value of prevention, protection, and preparedness
Understand hazards, mitigate risks, and prepare for threats
Evacuation, decontamination, and medical care
Lessons learned from accidents and emergency events
Value and use of chemical protective clothing and equipment

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