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Refrigeration system ammonia leaks: Understanding and preventing common failures

August 18th, 2026 11:00-12:00PM

Technical Safety BC Presentation

Forty percent of reported ammonia incidents occur in businesses with refrigeration systems for food storage or warehousing (Technical Safety BC data).

Why do they happen? In this webinar, review common failure scenarios that can lead to ammonia leaks in a refrigeration system.

Drawing on analysis of ammonia leak incidents across the province—and applicable anywhere—take away insights into the contexts and factors that contributed to leaks in refrigeration systems.

Explore early ideas for risk treatment and share any potential challenges you foresee in implementing the proposed risk treatment strategies to help reduce risk in your industry.

In this webinar you will learn

Insights from a Technical Safety BC analysis of ammonia leak incidents
Contributing factors and key lessons learned from common real-world refrigeration system incidents
Strategies for understanding and reducing the risk of ammonia leaks in refrigeration systems

Presented in partnership with:

Presented By

Jackie Yip

Leader, Safety System Risk
Technical Safety BC

Annie Wang

Risk Management Specialist
Technical Safety BC

Hamid Azarnoush

Senior Technical Advisor
Technical Safety BC

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