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CONTENTSJANUARY–FEBRUARY 2020DEPARTMENTS38 Cold ChainDevelopment40 Cool Solutions42 Industry Calendar43 Cold Chain Innovations44 Association News45 Member News46 New MembersCOLUMNS06 LeadoffFEATURES08Regulatory Reform in the Americas12New Survey Reveals Opportunitiesand Challenges18Tippmann Innovation Honored With CEBABuilt by the Best Award26Successful Safety Culture Is Built on Relationships30Ports Poised for Growth34GCCA to Host 23rd European Cold ChainConferenceGCCA advances agenda in Canada and Brazil.By Lowell Randel and Isabela PerazzaIndustry professionals see possibilities inautomation due to continued workforce shortages.By Alexandra WalshCOV ERSTORYMeat processing and distribution facility built for wow-factorand innovation but with green space and community in mind.By Keith LoriaJANUARY–FEBRUARY 202008Regulatory Reformin the AmericasRCOVE YSTOR1226Successful SafetyCulture Is Built onRelationships30Ports Poisedfor Growth34rdGCCA to Host 23European Cold ChainConferenceNEW SURVEYREVEALSOPPORTUNITIESANDCHALLENGESEveryone buys in to goal of protecting each other vs. meetingregulatory requirement.By Sheryl S. JacksonIndustry professionals seetopossibilities in automation duecontinued workforce shortages.PLUSovationann Inn hTippmed WitHonor lt by theBuiCEBAardBest AwPage18About the CoverStakeholders are extremely optimistic aboutthe future of the cold chain. Learn moreresults from recent GCCA research on theimpact of industry trends on page 12.084 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2020Cold chain stakeholders address seaport capacity issues.By Karen E. ThuermerMore than 120 industry decision makers will convene to learn,network and view supplier exhibits.By Julie Hanson1826

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LEADOFFMESSAGES FROM GCCA LEADERSCOLDFACTSCOLD FACTS magazine is published every othermonth by the Global Cold Chain Alliance(GCCA), an organization that unites partners to beinnovative leaders in the temperature-controlledproducts industry. The GCCA Core Partners are:Farewell GCCADear GCCA Friends,I announced back in Decemberthat I accepted an offer to bethe next President and CEO ofThe Fertilizer Institute (TFI) starting in earlyFebruary 2020.While I had no intentions of ever leavingGCCA, I understood a day would come thatan opportunity too good to pass up wouldbe presented. TFI is that opportunity. It is a 12 million revenue association, about twicethe size of GCCA, and includes a PoliticalAction Committee that raises about 180,000per election cycle to influence policy makerson Capitol Hill. The opportunity to lead alarger, advocacy-focused organization with aformidable presence with Congress allows methe opportunity to expand my horizons.I am also excited to return to my agriculture roots. The son of an agricultural scienceteacher, I studied agriculture in college andserved as President of the National FutureFarmers of America after high school.Fertilizer accounts for more than 50 percentof global food production, so I will remaincommitted to telling the story of “feedingthe world.”Making the decision to leave GCCA hasbeen one of the hardest decisions I have evermade because of you. As an industry, we arelucky to have some of the best people and Iwill always cherish the relationships that havebeen so impactful on me and my family. I amstruck with emotion when I consider I willnot get to spend time at events with so manyof you who have become dear friends.I am very proud of all the work we haveaccomplished in my 14 years with GCCA.I am especially thankful for the amazing teamI have worked with over the years. We wereable to create a strategic plan that has beenimpactful on so many levels. GCCA is luckyto have the most talented staff in the association community.The demands and pressure on the future ofGCCA are significant, and I sincerely believeit is also a great time for the association to6 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2020have new leadership. At this very unique timein the industry’s history, I am confident thatthe association will benefit from new ideas. AsMarshall Goldsmith titled his book, “what gotyou here won’t get you there.”At the end of the day, I may be movingon from GCCA, but we will always have ourrelationships and shared memories. But mostimportantly, you have always been incrediblysupportive of our vision for the future of theassociation. We proposed many changes, ideasand new strategic directions. I have neverworked with a group of leaders that were soreceptive of those new directions. Thank youfor your confidence in our staff, board andleadership.On behalf of my family, Katie, Hannah,Ava and Elle, thank you for your friendshipand amazing memories.Sincerely,Corey RosenbuschThe International Association of RefrigeratedWarehouses (IARW), which promotes excellencein the global temperature-controlled warehouseand logistics industry.The World Food Logistics Organization(WFLO), which delivers education and researchto the industry and empowers economic development by strengthening the global cold chain.The International Refrigerated TransportationAssociation (IRTA), which cultivates, fosters anddevelops commercial and trade relations betweenall those engaged in the transportation and logistics of temperature-controlled commodities.The Controlled Environment BuildingAssociation (CEBA) represents the designand construction industry specializing intemperature- controlled facilities that prioritizeproduct safety best practices. We are the sourcefor best practices of building and maintainingthe thermal envelope.CONTACT US:COLD FACTS MagazineGlobal Cold Chain AllianceAttn: Megan Costello241 18th Street SouthSuite 620Arlington, Virginia 22202United Statestel 1 703 373 4300 fax 1 703 373 4301mcostello@gcca.org www.gcca.orgCOLD FACTS welcomes editorial ideas;contact Editor-In-Chief Alexandra Walsh at 1 301 523 3318 or awalsh@associationvision.com.Contact Jeff Rhodes at 1 410 584 1994 orjeff.rhodes@mci-group.com for advertisingopportunities in GCCA publications.Design by SWALLIS Design, San Francisco,California, USA.While the material in this publication has beencompiled with care, the Global Cold ChainAlliance (GCCA) has not validated all of theinformation contained herein and does notassume any responsibility for its use, accuracy,or applicability. As used above, GCCA shallmean the organization, GCCA Core Partners,and each organization’s directors, officers,employees, volunteers, members, and agents.gcca.org

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REGULATORY REFORM INTHE AMERICASGCCA advances agenda in Canada and Brazil.By Lowell Randel and Isabela PerazzaRegulations are a major consideration for the coldchain not only in the United States, but in manycountries around the world. With this in mind,the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) has beenworking to expand its influence to improve the regulatoryclimate outside of the United States. In recent months,significant progress has been made in Canada and Brazil .TSSA Implementing RegulatoryReforms in OntarioOver the last few years, GCCA has led effortsto reform an outdated regulation impactingfacilities in Ontario, Canada.In 2015, GCCA staff and Canadian members, led by former IARW Chairman EbenJames of Trenton Cold Storage, initiatedmeetings with the Technical Standards andSafety Authority (TSSA) to discuss Ontarioregulations related to attendance requirementsfor operating engineers.Under long-standing Ontario policy, facilities have been required to provide operatingengineers on a continuous (24/7) basis based8 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2020solely on the horsepower present at the facility.GCCA explained to TSSA that the prescriptive nature of this policy has not kept up withadvancements in technology and increasinglysafer systems and procedures. TSSA acknowledged that the policy was very prescriptive andthat a review of the regulation was warranted.As a result of GCCA bringing these issues forward, TSSA commissioned a study to examinethe Ontario policy, along with the approachesfrom other jurisdictions in Canada and NorthAmerica. At the completion of the study, it wasdetermined further action should be taken.A task force was formed with representativesfrom the various industries and sectors impactedby the policy, including two members fromGCCA, James and Joe Sammon of Versacold.This group met on numerous occasionsand ultimately arrived at a consensus thatan alternative approach was needed for theoperating engineers regulation. The taskforce named this alternative Path 2, whichwould provide a framework with whichfacilities could develop their own performance-based risk and safety managementplans based on the specific needs of theirindividual facilities.A technical committee was then formedto take a deeper look at how a Path 2 processcould work. At the end of the process, theTSSA and the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services concurred thatthe old operating engineers policy was tooprescriptive, not risk-based and exacerbatesthe shortage of qualified operating engineers.These concepts were then taken up by theOntario Parliament through Bill 66, RestoringOntario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019. Thislegislation is broader than just the operatingengineers policy and was designed to improvethe climate for businesses in the province.