One often overlooked aspect of relief valve installation is valve orientation. Many refrigeration professionals are not familiar with the 2017 ASME B&PV Code Section VIII Appendix M-11 recommendation that “Spring-loaded safety and safety relief valves normally should be installed in the upright position with the spindle vertical. Where space or piping configuration preclude such an […]
EPA violations get expensive for a Massachusetts meat processor in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Meat Processor’s Poor Refrigerant Plan will Cost it $138,000 – Kayem Foods Inc. of Chelsea, Mass., is required under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to file a risk management plan with the Environmental Protection Agency because it uses […]
There’s something fishy in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak on North Van fishing Boat Sends One to hospital – “He wasn’t in any severe distress when we transferred him over so it was a good sign. He was talking and alert,” Pistilli said. […keep reading] Suspected Ammonia Leak at Macduff Shellfish in Mintlaw – […]
One man suffers chemical burns from an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… All Clear: Gas leak contained in Hanna City – A gas leak at FS Heartland’s facility in Hanna City has been contained, but one man suffered a chemical burn. Firefighters with the Logan-Trivoli Fire Protection District were called at 5:11 […]
An ammonia leak sends 37 to the hospital in a Chicago suburb in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Sends 37 to Hospitals in Chicago Suburb – Lake Forest Fire Chief Mike Gallo said a tractor was towing two separate two-ton containers of anhydrous ammonia when the leak occurred around 4:30 a.m. […keep reading] […]
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