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PSI Explained: Material and Energy Balances

July 25th, 2017

Title 8 CCR §5189(d)(3)(A)(7) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)(3)(i)(G) require that “information pertaining to the equipment in the process shall include: Material and energy balances for processes built after May 26, 1992”. The same requirement exists in the RMP and CalARP regulation except that the applicability date is June 21, 1999 (Title 40 CFR §68.65(d)(1)(vii) […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 21, 2017

July 21st, 2017

Ammonia gets first responders suited up in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….   Street Closed, Building Evacuated After Ammonia Leak in Sumner – A street was closed and a commercial building was under an evacuation order early Tuesday after two unsuccessful attempts to control an ammonia leak at a seafood wholesaler in Sumner. […keep reading] […]

2017 RETA National Conference | September 26-29, 2017

July 18th, 2017

2017 RETA National Conference September 26-29, 2017 at the Hershey Lodge – Hershey, Pennsylvania More than 900 individuals and companies worldwide attend the RETA National Conference. Attendees are RETA membership, local Chapters, experts in the field and peers. You will be kept up-to-date on new developments in equipment and operating procedures, practical aspects of everyday engine room […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 14, 2017

July 14th, 2017

Ammonia makes an impact in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. 2 Hospitalized After Ammonia Leak Causes Explosion at Elk Grove Food Plant – An explosion caused by an ammonia leak at a food manufacturing plant Friday morning in Elk Grove Village caused two people to be hospitalized, forced the evacuation of dozens of workers and […]

PSI Explained: Design Codes and Standards Employed

July 11th, 2017

In addition to the technical documentation that we have discussed previously (P&IDs, Ventilation System Design, Relief System Design and Design Basis, etc.), Title 8 CCR §5189(d)(3)(A)(6) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)(3)(i)(F) require that a facility have documentation describing the “Design Codes and Standards Employed” readily available for each PSM chemical process. This documentation serves multiple purposes: […]