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Ammonia Week in Review | March 30, 2018

March 30th, 2018

Astronauts stop an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. Ammonia Leak Occurs on the International Space Station  – The flight control system noticed a small leakage of ammonia and was able to identify where it is located. Astronauts will address a leak, as well as other tasks, during extravehicular activities scheduled for […]

2018 LA and IE RETA Chapters | Ammonia & Refrigeration Safety Seminar

March 28th, 2018

30th ANNUAL RETA  CA #2 Los Angeles & Inland Empire Ammonia & Refrigeration Safety Seminar Friday, April 20, 2018 Des Center 11903 Ashworth Street • Artesia, CA For additional event details and to register for the event  click here. And don’t forget to stop by the Resource Compliance booth!

Ammonia Week in Review | March 23, 2018

March 23rd, 2018

Low-charge ammonia systems are all the rage in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. Vilter Unveils First Low-Charge Packed System at IIAR – The plug-and-play Modular Rooftop Unit (MRU) is one of a slew of low-charge ammonia systems featured at the IIAR Conference – a sign of the mounting interest in this technology in the industrial sector. […]

RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices (Part 6)

March 20th, 2018

Peter Thomas, P.E. recently wrote a technical paper and presented at the 2017 RETA National Conference on the topic of RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices. This is the sixth in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. The previous blogs are available in the following links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part […]

Ammonia Week in Review | March 16, 2018

March 16th, 2018

A fatal negligence lawsuit is filed in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. Tekamah Man Sues Over Deadly Ammonia Pipeline Spill in 2016 – In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Omaha, Steve Chace, who works as an environmental scientist, said before the incident he had twice reported circumstances suggesting a pipeline […]