Recent Blog Posts

Navigating New Oil Storage Rules: A Look at ANSI/IIAR 6-2025

October 7th, 2025

The world of industrial refrigeration is constantly evolving, with new standards and updates emerging to improve safety and efficiency. One recent publication, ANSI/IIAR 6-2025, has introduced a change regarding the storage of oil within machinery rooms. This update impacts how facilities manage their compressor oil and highlights a temporary but important difference with an existing […]

Installation Identification Signs

October 7th, 2025

Code requirements for installation identification signs vary based on when an ammonia refrigeration system was built. Most existing installation identification signs were installed in accordance with the Mechanical or Fire Codes (UMC, CMC, and UFC), ASHRAE 15, or IIAR 2 OR 9. Here is a historical snapshot of code requirements for installation identification signs throughout […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 3, 2025

October 3rd, 2025

Ammonia Investigated in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… CSB Releases Report on Anhydrous Ammonia Leak – The facility’s ammonia detection system didn’t trigger any alarms during the release. No evacuation signal was sounded, and no one at the facility initiated an emergency shutdown of the equipment that caused the ammonia release. […keep reading] Ammonia […]

Locating Emergency Eyewash and Safety Showers

September 30th, 2025

This is an update to a blog that was originally posted on 1/20/15. You can read the original blog here. Question: Where am I required to install emergency eyewash and safety showers? Answer: Both CalOSHA and FedOSHA require eyewash and safety showers in “all work areas where, during routine operations or foreseeable emergencies” an employee’s […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 26, 2025

September 26th, 2025

History Unfolds in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Chemical Leak Discovered at Historic Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte – Officials confirmed that an ammonia leak was discovered at the decades-old arena around 5 a.m. on Sept. 19. […keep reading] NTSB Report Reveals New Details on Deadly Teutopolis Ammonia Spill – A teenager driving a minivan […]