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2016 RETA National Conference | OCTOBER 4th – 7th

August 25th, 2016

2016 RETA National Conference OCTOBER 4th – 7th at the Rio Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada 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, […]

California Refrigerant Management Program and EPA 608 Certification

August 23rd, 2016

Historically, most facilities that utilize halocarbon (Freon) refrigeration systems have avoided the burdensome Risk and Process Safety Management requirements that their ammonia refrigeration counterparts have been required to comply with since the early 1990s. But as of 2012, the tide has changed for halocarbon refrigeration systems in California. In the remainder of this blog, we […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 19, 2016

August 19th, 2016

Ammonia leaks have severe consequences in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak at Petronas Plant Kills Two Workers – Two maintenance workers died and three others collapsed during an ammonia leak at the Petronas Chemicals Fertiliser Sabah Sdn Bhd plant in Sipitang, some 140km from here. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Turkey Processor […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 12, 2016

August 12th, 2016

Ammonia leaks cover the map in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Gas Leak Shuts Down Piasau Ice-making Plant – An ammonia gas leak at an ice-making plant in Piasau Industrial Estate yesterday forced operations to be shut down temporarily as firemen contained the leakage. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Prompts Evacuation Overnight At Vaughan […]

Machinery Room Ventilation Requirements

August 9th, 2016

In this week’s blog post we will summarize the machinery room ventilation requirements contained within ANSI/IIAR 2-2014. We have broken down the ventilation requirements into three (3) categories: Design and Installation Control Testing Some of the requirements overlap and are listed in more than one of the categories. Design and Installation When occupied, the machinery […]