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2014 HAZWOPER FRO Courses by Resource Compliance

January 27th, 2014

2014 HAZWOPER  First Responder Operations (FRO) Courses by Resource Compliance Location: Fruit Patch | Dinuba, CA Date: April 16th, 2014 Cost: $200.00 per attendee   Location: M&L Cold Storage| Delano, CA Date: May 21st , 2014 Cost: $200.00 per attendee   The proposed course is intended to comply with 29 CFR 1910.120 and 8 CCR 5192(q). This 8-hour course trains first […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 24, 2014

January 24th, 2014

Ammonia leaks plague the news in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Firefighters In Stirling Evacuate The Peak After Ammonia Leak – A sports centre was evacuated after an ammonia leak in the air ventilation system, fire service officials have said.  Firefighters and maintenance engineers were called to The Peak in Stirling at about 10.40am […]

Mechanical Integrity 101 | Ammonia Storage Tanks

January 22nd, 2014

I was recently asked the following question: I work for a company that uses anhydrous ammonia for emission control. One thing that I noticed is there wasn’t any information on the tank maintenance (integrity testing of the tank etc). We have maintenance plans for all the components associated with the tank but do you know […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 17, 2014

January 17th, 2014

Ammonia leaks plague the news in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Four Affected By Ammonia Leakage In Dumbhal – Four persons were affected by the leakage of ammonia gas from a tank at Hira Nagar Society in Dumbhal area of the city on Thursday afternoon. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Shuts Down Cargill & Part Of […]

Ammonia Week in Review | December 27, 2013

December 27th, 2013

Leaks, fines, and a space walk update in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… On Space Walk, Two Astronauts Remove Bad Ammonia Pump – Astronauts removed an old space-station pump Saturday, sailing through the first of a series of urgent repair space walks to revive a crippled cooling line […keep reading] EPA RMP Citations At Ice […]