Ammonia Week in Review | November 21, 2014

Ammonia has undesired consequences in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review……

28 Factory Employees Faint After Leakage of Ammonia Gas – At least 28 employees, 26 of them women, of a meat exporting factory here today fainted following leakage of ammonia gas.  […keep reading]

EPA Settlement Reduces Risk of Ammonia Releases from North Haven, Conn. Cold Storage Facility – Under a recent settlement, a company that operates a cold storage warehouse in North Haven, Conn. is updating its operations so that public safety is significantly enhanced. The company has also agreed to pay $124,181 to settle claims it violated the federal Clean Air Act’s chemical release prevention requirements.  […keep reading]

Wyoming Man Hospitalized After Breathing Ammonia – A worker remained hospitalized more than a week after he inhaled ammonia fumes through a malfunctioning respirator at a chemical plant that agreed to improve worker safety three years ago in a settlement, officials said.  […keep reading]

Wisbech Firefighters Win Award For Response to Ammonia Leak with March Firefighters Also Recognised – The Wisbech day and on-call crews were given the Operational Excellence Award for their swift and decisive action during an ammonia leak at the Moy Park factory in June, which prevented a major incident from taking place.  […keep reading]