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Ammonia Week in Review | April 1, 2016

April 1st, 2016

Minor leaks but large fines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak at Big Cabin Truck Plaza Prompts Evacuation, SH-69 Lanes Shut Down – The Big Cabin Travel Plaza was evacuated for a short time Saturday morning due to an ammonia leak. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Alarm at NLV Dairy Investigated as […]

Ammonia Week in Review | March 18, 2016

March 18th, 2016

Ammonia has hefty monetary consequences in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. EPFD HazMat Team Responds to Ammonia Leak Inside South-Central Ice Company – The El Paso Fire Department confirmed an ammonia leak at Reddy Ice Company evacuated dozens of employees of a nearby baking company late Tuesday night. […keep reading] Ageing Ammonia System Falls […]

Emergency Action and Response Programs

February 11th, 2016

Facilities that store hazardous chemicals understand that they must plan for emergency situations. However, when one attempts to research the regulatory requirements for emergency situations, you can quickly become confused. For a facility in California that utilizes Hazardous Materials there are several emergency response-related regulations that you must be familiar with. Hazardous Waste Operations and […]

Overview of Federal and California Process Safety Regulations (Part 2 of 3)

January 5th, 2016

This is a continuation of our blog series titled Overview of Federal and California Process Safety Regulations. Part 1 can be accessed here. Fed/OSHA PSM vs. Cal/OSHA PSM Fed/OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) and Cal/OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations are very similar in scope and intent. Two (2) important differences are summarized below: Compliance […]

Ammonia Week in Review | December 11, 2015

December 11th, 2015

Ammonia has devastating consequences in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak at Medicine Hat Plant Claims a Life –  One worker is dead and another is in hospital after an ammonia leak at a plant in Medicine Hat.  CF Industries confirms the leak happened just before ten o’clock Monday morning. […keep reading] […]