Ammonia Week in Review | June 30, 2017

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

 

Ammonia Leak Closes Ashburn Ice House – A hazardous materials team and other rescue crews spent much of the day on the scene of an ammonia leak from a line at the Ashburn Ice House. […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak Hospitalization (WA-OSHA Presentation) – In April, 2011, an ammonia leak at a large warehouse where anhydrous ammonia is used in the refrigeration system in a cold storage building. In this incident, one worker was burned on the arm from the escaping gaseous ammonia. […keep reading]

PSI Explained: Ventilation System Design – Similar to the Relief System Design and Design Basis, Title 8 CCR §5189(d)(3)(A)(5) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)(3)(i)(E) require that the owner of a PSM chemical process prepare documentation describing the design of the ventilation systems associated with the process. […keep reading]