Ammonia Week in Review | March 22, 2024

Major Penalties Stand Out in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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2024 IIAR Conference: March 24-27 • Orlando, Florida – The 2024 IIAR Natural Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Expo will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida from March 24th – 27th , 2024. Click here for additional details or for the conference regististration.

$72,000 Settles Ammonia Safety Case – A seafood distributor will pay a penalty of $72,000 for violating chemical accident prevention requirements following an accidental release of ammonia in 2020. […keep reading]

Keeping Safe Around Anhydrous Tanks – Anhydrous ammonia tanks require robust testing, and an incident out of the U.S. shows why. […keep reading]

Ammonia Release | Brass Plug – In July 2020, the installation of a brass plug in an ammonia refrigeration system resulted in a release of approximately 100-300 lbs of ammonia. Due to the corrosive nature of ammonia on brass, the plug developed a leak due to corrosion. […keep reading]