Ammonia Week in Review | March 20, 2015

EPA and OSHA tighten up enforcement in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review……

Meat Plant Closed by Ammonia Leak – A meat worker was taken to hospital after ammonia leaked at an Invercargill meat works last night. […keep reading]

DuPont Workers Sprayed with Liquid Ammonia Taken to Hospital – Two DuPont employees have been transported to the hospital after a hose sprayed them with liquid ammonia at a Cedar Rapids plant. […keep reading]

OSHA PSM Citations @ Heat Treating Process (NH3 & $42K) – OSHA issued eleven (11) PSM citation at a business that specializes in heat treating powder metal parts. The September 2014 inspection was initiated under the National Emphasis Program for Process Safety Management at chemical facilities. The process used anhydrous ammonia as a fuel at the metal heat treating facility. […keep reading]

EPA RMP citations @ food facility (NH3 refrigeration; $26K & SEP $84K) – Respondent does business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and operates a “stationary source”. Respondent has developed an RMProgram accidental release prevention program for the stationary source. […keep reading]