Ammonia Week in Review | April 27, 2018

An ammonia leak leads to 18 people being hospitalized in Wisconsin in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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18 People Sent to the Hospital After Ammonia Leak in Abbotsford – 18 people were taken to the hospital after the ammonia spill at Abbyland Foods in Abbotsford, WI Monday evening. According to Chief Bert Nitzke from the Central Fire & EMS District, one of those people is a firefighter. […keep reading]

GCCC Ending Ammonia Refrigeration Program – While the private GCAP (Garden City Ammonia Program) will remain open, Garden City Community College announced Friday that its Ammonia Refrigeration Operator Training Program would close June 30, marking the end of the program’s 22 years of service to students. […keep reading]

Five Die in Ammonia Tank in Sri Lanka – At least five people were killed in Sri Lanka when a worker at a rubber factory fell into a tank of ammonia and a colleague and local residents died trying to save him, police say. […keep reading]

Truck Driver Burned by Ammonia at Wahpeton Yeast Plant – The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says 43-year-old Ryan Moody was sprayed in the facial area, resulting in a chemical burn. Moody was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge and then airlifted to Sanford in Fargo. […keep reading]

IIAR Seeks Reforms of Ammonia Regs – Taking advantage of the Trump administration’s anti-regulation posture, the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) is making progress working with federal agencies to update regulations in ways that will both benefit the industry and augment safety. […keep reading]

Code Bodies Incorporate IIAR Safety Standards – Several national industry code bodies have incorporated the IIAR’s safety standards into their latest updates, according to Jeffrey Shapiro, president of International Code Consultants, and the code consultant for IIAR. […keep reading]