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Ammonia Week in Review | April 15, 2022

April 15th, 2022

    Massive shelter in place order in this special Easter edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Taylor Farms Fire: Shelter-in-Place Order Issued in Salinas – A shelter-in-place order was issued early Thursday morning for parts of Salinas because of the potential for an explosion — which could release an ammonia cloud — due to a […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 8: Summary and Conclusion

April 5th, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the eighth and final post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Summary and Conclusion Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 7: Machinery Room Ventilation

March 22nd, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the seventh post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Machinery Room Ventilation As was highlighted in the previous section, mechanical ventilation […]

Ammonia Week in Review | March 11, 2022

March 11th, 2022

Russian invaders plotting to blow up ammonia warehouses in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Russian Invaders Could Blow Up Ammonia Depots in the Kharkiv Region – The terrorist state produces fakes to justify its atrocities and accuse Ukraine of them. […keep reading] Ten People Rushed to Hospital After Ammonia Leak at British Food Factory […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 6: Ammonia Detection & Ventilation Control

March 8th, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the sixth post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Ammonia Detection Requirements related to ammonia detection systems can be grouped into […]