Ammonia Week in Review | October 5, 2018

Two businesses and a school are locked down after an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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Anhydrous Ammonia Leak at Baltimore Food Plant Causes Evacuations, School Lockdown – An anhydrous ammonia leak at Green Gourmet Foods caused two business to be evacuated, a school to be placed on lockdown and sent three firefighters to the hospital. When crews arrived maintenance workers at the plant directed firefighters to the valves to stop the leak. […keep reading]

Peter Thomas Partners with IIAR to Provide Guidelines for Low Charge Ammonia Refrigeration Systems – The IIAR recently published the ARM-LC Guidelines to provide guidance to those with systems of less than 500 lbs of ammonia. Resource Compliance’s Peter Thomas, played an instrumental role in developing these guidelines that will serve our industry for years to come. […keep reading]

OSHA Outreach Program Addresses Ammonia Fertilizers – Beginning October 1, 2018, OSHA launched a regional emphasis program (REP) focused on reducing employee exposure to fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate (FGAN) and agricultural anhydrous ammonium. The REP will be effective in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. […keep reading]

Architect Throws its Weight Behind Ammonia – The naval architect C-Job has signed up to the Ammonia Energy Association to strengthen its commitment to research ammonia as a renewable fuel for the maritime industry. The architect said it has identified Hydrogen Based Renewables (HBR) as the best solution for its needs going forward and sees ammonia (NH3) as having high potential. […keep reading]

2018 Stanislaus County Ammonia Refrigeration Training – Peter Thomas, Resource Compliance President and P.E., was invited to speak on mechanical integrity for ammonia refrigeration systems at a Stanislaus County Workshop. […keep reading]