Ammonia Week in Review | March 21, 2014

Several evacuate in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review……

Workers Evacuated After Ammonia Leak In Brooklyn Factory – An ammonia leak in a meat factory in Melbourne’s west, which forced the evacuation of 1100 workers, has been contained. The Swift Australia Meat Production facility was evacuated after about 100 litres of ammonia leaked into the roof space of a chiller room at about 10.50am Monday. […keep reading]

Workers Hospitalized After NE China Ammonia Leak – Twenty-six workers became ill when ammonia leaked from a food processing plant in Harbin, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on Friday morning. […keep reading]

Coke Thrashes Out EPA Deal After $278,000 Ammonia Fine Threat – Coke is brokering a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it threatened a $278,000 fine for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at a Minute Maid plant in Michigan. […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak Contained at N.Y. Coca Cola Plant – An ammonia leak at a Town of Tonawanda Coca Cola plant early Monday sent dozens of emergency workers to Milens Road, though much of the leak was contained in the interior of the structure where few employees were present. […keep reading]

2014 IIAR Industrial Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Show  – This years show will be held in Nashville, TN from Sunday, March 23 through Wednesday, March 26, 2014.  We look forward to seeing you there!  […register here]