Ammonia Week in Review | June 16, 2017

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

700 Workers Evacuated after Oakey Beef Chemical Spill – Queensland Fire and Emergency Services remained on scene at 4.30pm conducting atmospheric testing and ventilating the cold storage room at the major facility after the leak. […keep reading]

Fire Crews Clear Scene Following Ammonia Leak at Phoenix Warehouse – Phoenix firefighters responded to an ammonia leak at Reddy Ice Warehouse near 40th St and Broadway Road Saturday morning. […keep reading]

Hazmat Crews Respond to Industrial Ammonia Leak – A shelter-in-place advisory was put in place in the areas between McBride and Navigation, and Agnes and I-37. […keep reading]

Emergency Crews Handle Ammonia Leak – Hazardous materials teams from Ontario and Seneca County were called in after anhydrous ammonia leaked from a tank Saturday evening, causing two Fisher Road residents to become dizzy. […keep reading]

Massy Worker Died from Ammonia Poisoning – Gary Mohammed, 32, and another worker who were injured when a cylinder containing ammonia ruptured at the Massy Gas Products (Trinidad) Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Couva, facility on May 31 died on Friday. […keep reading]

PSI Explained: Relief System Design and Design Basis – Relief System Design and Design Basis is one of the most commonly inspected components of Process Safety Information (Title 8 CCR §5189(d)(3)(A)(4) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D)). […keep reading]

Poultry Farm Fined for Ammonia Violations – The EPA says its action is a result of an inspection in November 2014 that uncovered violations of the federal Clean Air Act’s Risk Management Programme, designed to prevent the accidental release of extremely hazardous substances to the air. […keep reading]