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Ammonia Week in Review | February 14, 2025

February 14th, 2025

Ammonia Sparks Panic in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Dangers Lead to Hazmat Response at Casper Rec Center – Additional units were dispatched, and crews in hazmat suits were able to enter the building, locate the source and repair the leak. […keep reading] New Online Courses for Anhydrous Ammonia Safety Now Available from Mastery […]

Ammonia Week in Review | February 7, 2025

February 7th, 2025

Schools Out in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Old Orchard Facility Prompts School Evacuations in Sparta – tudents at two schools in Sparta were removed from the classrooms Wednesday because of a chemical leak at a nearby business. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Pharma Lab Kills Worker – A 22-year-old man died […]

Decommissioned Pipes and Valves

February 4th, 2025

Question: Why is it important to remove decommissioned pipes and valves from an ammonia refrigeration system? Answer: To prevent an accidental release due to a pipe or flange leak. Consider a scenario where a ceiling-suspended evaporator is removed from a system. The ammonia pipes are cut and capped, and the evaporator unit is removed from […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 31, 2025

January 31st, 2025

Ammonia Irritates in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Prompts Evacuations in Oroville Neighborhood – As a precaution, several roads were closed, including 3rd Street at Mitch Avenue, Pomona Avenue and Veatch Street, Gray Street and Pomona Avenue, Pine Street and Pomona Avenue, and Grant Avenue and Pine Street. […keep reading] Four Injured […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 24, 2025

January 24th, 2025

Ammonia Travels The Highways in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak in South El Paso Contained by Emergency Crews – According to the El Paso Fire Department, crews quickly mitigated an ammonia leak situation on the 1000 block of E. Fourth Avenue, near the Armijo Rec Center.  […keep reading] Anhydrous Ammonia Leak from Tanker […]