Ammonia Week in Review | September 11, 2015

New ammonia policies prompt legal action in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…..

Goehring: N.D. Prepared to Sue OSHA to Stop Policy Aaffecting Anhydrous Ammonia Retailers – North Dakota is prepared to take legal action to block a change in federal policy that would force more than 280 retailers of anhydrous ammonia to comply with the same regulations as manufacturers and wholesale distributors of the fertilizer, state Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said Thursday. […keep reading]

Reser’s Fined $71,700 for 13 Violations Related to March Ammonia Leak at Topeka Plant – OSHA received a complaint about at an ammonia leak from the refrigeration equipment at the Topeka plant on March 3, according to a news release. Investigators found 8 pounds of ammonia had escaped through a leak in the compressor seal. […keep reading]

All Clear After Anhydrous Ammonia Leak Wednesday – Cliff Weaver, director of the Evansville-Vanderburgh Emergency Management Agency, said the evacuation for homes near an anhydrous ammonia leak on the North Side was lifted around 1 a.m.  Firefighters discovered a condenser that malfunctioned and they had to shut off two valves.  […keep reading]

Workers Evacuated After Ammonia Leak at Mrs Mac’s Morley Warehouse – A DFES spokesman said it was believed a cooling tower valve was ruptured about 10am while workmen were doing refrigeration maintenance, causing ammonia to leak out.  […keep reading]