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Ammonia Week in Review | February 2, 2024

February 2nd, 2024

Leaks and Penalties in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Spill Causes Evacuation Of Bethpage Ice Skating Rink: Police – The Nassau County Police Emergency Service Unit and the county’s HAZMAT team also were on the scene. […keep reading] OSHA Cites Schoep’s Ice Cream for 12 Violations, Proposes $145K in Penalties – Responding to a […]

2023 Bakersfield ASSP Symposium: March 22 • Bakersfield CA

March 14th, 2023

  The 22nd Annual Symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 at the Mechanics Bank Convention Center located at 1001 Truxtun Ave in Bakersfield, California. This annual symposium is one of the most sought after events for attendees to learn the profession’s best practices focusing on Safety, Health & Environmental Issues. The Symposium is […]

P&ID (Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams)

January 24th, 2023

Check out Resource Compliance’s free video on P&ID (Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams).

IIAR 2-2021: Emergency Pressure Control Systems

May 3rd, 2022

In the 2008 edition of Standard 2, IIAR first addressed the topic of emergency pressure control systems (EPCS). Prior to the publication of ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 earlier this year, each subsequent publication of Standard 2 has offered commentary on the subject of EPCS in an informative appendix. ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 §15.6 is the first instance of EPCS […]

IIAR 2-2021: Eyewash and Safety Showers

April 19th, 2022

It has been a year and half since we last addressed eyewash and safety showers on our blog. With the publication of ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 it is prudent to examine the latest design requirements for these important safety units at ammonia refrigeration facilities. Summary of requirements in ANSI/IIAR 2-2014 Before looking at the 2021 edition of […]