Taking care of our Ozone [Archives:2002/21/Local News]

The national workshop on Halons and its management concluded on May 15. Working papers were presented by the National Ozone Unit and concentrated mainly on restructuring the ozone bank and laws.
The Manager of Ozone Unit, Faisal Ahmed Naser said that the main aim of the workshop is to discuss and assess the national storage of Halons.
We will include both sectors, the private and the public to play its vital role in mapping out plans and procedures with regard to Halons, Faisal said.
The workshop aims at eliminating the use of Halons for non-essential users and promoting it for fire protection technologies as well as preventing unnecessary emission and venting of Halons.
Participants communicate regularly with representatives of government, the protection community and industrial users to assess Halons and the stockpile.
The workshop was organized by the General Corp. for Environment Protection in collaboration with the German project, GTZ.
Participants from the civil defense, military sector, men of media and others attended the workshop.

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