Ammonia Week in Review | December 11, 2015

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

Ammonia Leak at Medicine Hat Plant Claims a Life –  One worker is dead and another is in hospital after an ammonia leak at a plant in Medicine Hat.  CF Industries confirms the leak happened just before ten o’clock Monday morning. […keep reading]

$462,000 Fine For Ammonia Safety Violations –  A leading supplier of fast food and supermarket chicken has been fined $462,000 for deficiencies in its ammonia refrigeration systems. […keep reading]

Vessel Nameplate Removal –  I recently received an email from a client asking if it is allowable to remove a pressure vessel nameplate and position it in another location on that same vessel. Here is the response that I gave: […keep reading]

Ammonia Regulation Delayed –  Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Humane Society of the United States, Clean Wisconsin and other environmental groups requested EPA in 2011 to “find that ammonia gas pollution [from CAFOs] endangers the public health and welfare; designate ammonia as a ‘criteria pollutant’ under the Clean Air Act; and establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ammonia.” […keep reading]