Ammonia Week in Review | October 9, 2015

Ammonia threatens chocolate in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…..

Nearly a Dozen People Taken to Hospital After Ammonia Leak – The Grinnell Fire Department and a hazmat crew were dispatched to the PurFoods plant in Grinnell about 4:30 p.m. after employees reported smelling a sharp odor and some were experiencing breathing problems. […keep reading]

Hundreds Evacuate Dunedin Cadbury Factory After ‘Ammonia Cloud’ – Cadbury had launched an internal investigation into an ammonia leak which caused a factory evacuation and several central Dunedin streets to be shutdown. […keep reading]

Fire Crews Deal to West Auckland Ammonia Leak – The leak is believed to be coming from a vessel that contained 300kg of ammonia, a Fire Service spokeswoman said. […keep reading]

Ammonia ‘Greatest Toxic Chemical Airborne Hazard’ in County – As part of a new focus on operations with at least 10,000 pounds of ammonia on hand, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inspectes Penobscot McCrum’s potato processing plant last year and recently issued a complaint alleging the company is unprepared for an emergency involving an ammonia leak. […keep reading]

2015 RETA CARO COURSE Instructed by Resource Compliance and CalCA – Resource Compliance and CalCA will be hosting a 3-day Industrial Refrigeration Training course which is geared to prepare operators, managers, and risk management coordinators for the RETA CARO certification exam. […keep reading]