Ammonia Week in Review | September 16, 2016

Ammonia gets stuck on the river in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…..

No Fines for Clark Builders After Ammonia Leak, Evacuation – A worker cut into a pipe containing the toxic gas during the demolition of the town’s Don Stewart Arena. The leak caused a large part of downtown Hay River to be evacuated as a precaution. […keep reading]

Catastrophic Failure of 500 ton Atmospheric Refrigerated Anhydrous Ammonia Tank (2016) – A large amount of ammonia gas was released around 10 PM, on August 22, 2016 due to an overpressure event of a 10-year old 500-ton atmospheric refrigerated ammonia storage tank at a Di-ammonium Phosphate plant. […keep reading]

State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension – The National Association of State Ag Departments is asking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to delay its enforcement of stringent new requirements for the storage of anhydrous ammonia at retail locations. […keep reading]

Barge Carrying Anhydrous Ammonia Freed – A crew freed a barge grounded in the Mississippi River off Campbell’s Island on Tuesday by transferring some of its anhydrous ammonia to an empty barge moored next to it. […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak at Fort Morgan Beef Processing Plant – An ammonia leak at Fort Morgan’s largest employer early Monday morning has been contained. […keep reading]