Question: What is an emergency pressure control system? Answer: An emergency pressure control system (EPCS) is a pressure-limiting safety system that is required by many current Fire Codes (International Fire Code and NFPA 1). The EPCS has replaced the Emergency Control Box (sometimes called Dump Box, Red Box, Fire Department Box, etc.) as a code required safety system for over-pressurization events. […]
Silent week for ammonia in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia Leak Kills Fish in Creek – An anhydrous ammonia leak from a West Central Cooperative storage tank in Halbur led to the deaths of numerous small fish in a 2-mile stretch of Brushy Creek on Saturday. The leak – which was caused by a […]
Ammonia and curling come face to face in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Brock Mayor Discovers Ammonia Leak At Beaverton Curling Club- Emergency service personnel took “every precaution” in dealing with a minor ammonia leak at the Beaverton Curling Club Tuesday (Aug. 12). […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuation At Lion Brewery- Repair crews are […]
A big leak and a big fine make up this week’s brief edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia Leak Closes Vanguard Culinary Group On Whitfield Street- Anhydrous ammonia at a frozen food plant leaked out Sunday when emergency officials couldn’t safely stop it, a Fayetteville Fire Department official said. The public was not in danger, Assistant […]
Several leaks make up this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia leak Closes Houston Ship Channel, Sends 4 Workers To Hospital- The Coast Guard said ammonia that leaked from a vessel forced the closure of the Houston Ship Channel and nearby bridges while sending four workers to a hospital. […keep reading] Prince William Ice Center […]
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