By Eamonn Ryan
Any move towards a low‑oxygen working environment naturally raises concerns around health, safety and liability. During the Q&A, delegates at the event pressed Andrew Brink on these points, asking about how long workers can safely operate at 15% oxygen, and what is known about long‑term exposure.Read More »Human health, insurance backing – and the future cold store
By Eamonn Ryan
Behind the simple idea of ‘less oxygen, no fire’ sits a complex but mature piece of engineering.Read More »Inside the system – nitrogen generators, leaky doors and optical sensors
By Eamonn Ryan
The cold chain is uniquely vulnerable to fire – not only because of the risk to life and property, but because a serious incident can cripple capacity for months.Read More »Protecting the cold chain – From six-month outages to continuous operation
By Eamonn Ryan
In fire science, almost everyone learns the fire triangle early on: fuel, heat and oxygen.Read More »Hypoxic fire prevention – Winning the fire triangle on oxygen
By Eamonn Ryan
The modern cold chain already lives and breathes controlled atmosphere (CA).Read More »From fruit quality to fire safety – How controlled atmosphere evolved
By Eugene le Roux, FSAIRAC, and Eamonn Ryan
Thermal challenges become even more interesting when examining the internal behaviour of electrical components.Read More »When thermal acceptance testing requires out-of-the-box thinking (Part 2): Looking beneath the surface
By Eugene le Roux, FSAIRAC, and Eamonn Ryan
In engineering, temperature is often treated as just another design parameter.Read More »Temperature requirements of components in a system (Part 1): Testing beyond the specification sheet
By Eamonn Ryan
Western Cape Export Strategy 2035: A roadmap for growth and a test for logistics reform (Part 1).Read More »Why exports matter – and why the cold chain is central to success
By Eamonn Ryan
After several years in which delays at the Port of Cape Town became synonymous with uncertainty, there are encouraging signs that operations are turning a corner.Read More »Cape Town port turnaround gains offer fresh hope for South Africa’s cold chain
