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An ammonia leak at a chicken plant sends 5 to the hospital in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Chemical Leak in Canton Sends 5 Plant Workers to Hospital – An ammonia leak at a Cherokee County plant sent several workers to the hospital Wednesday evening. […keep reading] RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of […]
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 second post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Defining RAGAGEP and Historical Perspectives The notable origin of the acronym RAGAGEP […]
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 first post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Introduction Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEPs) are written […]
We recently published a blog addressing various aspects of ANSI/IIAR 4-2020. On the topic of pipe supports, Standard 4 introduces a prohibition that was not previously included in the 2015 edition. ANSI/IIAR 4-2020 §6.1.2 requires that “Piping support systems shall be installed to retain pipe within the support. Pipe shall not be welded to supports […]
Last year IIAR published a new edition to Standard 8 Decommissioning of Closed-Circuit Refrigeration Systems. ANSI/IIAR 8-2020 contains many of the same minimum requirements as the 2015 edition, but as always, there are a few nuances worthy of our attention. First, let’s get the big picture of Standard 8. Overview of Standard 8 Standard 8 […]