Ammonia Week in Review | December 14, 2018

A “water curtain” is used to stem a leak in the UK in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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Blenheim Business Park Evacuated Over Ammonia Leak – An ammonia leak at a winemaking company has affected several businesses at an industrial park on the southern outskirts of Blenheim. Jackson said firefighters initiated a hazardous materials protocol to put in place a “water curtain”, using several fire hoses to dissipate the spill. […keep reading]

Training Requirements: Operating Procedures (Part 4 of 4) – After operators understand how their system works, they need to learn how to operate it. The main idea is that employees need to be trained for every operation they are required to perform. […keep reading]

North Cowichan to Pay $435,000 for Upgrades at Fuller Lake Arena – Don Stewart, the municipality’s director of parks and recreation, told council at its meeting on Dec. 5 that, because of the incident in Fernie, B.C. last year in which three people died in an ammonia-related incident, a number of inspections are being conducted by Technical Safety BC on arena chillers across the province. […keep reading]

Star Refrigeration’s Ultra-Efficient Low Charge Ammonia Azanechillers 2.0 Helped Future Proof Snozone’s Business for the Next 20 Years – Energy savings have been dramatic, with a 56% saving on electricity in the first four months of operation – from 1,511,062kWh to 661,255kWh for the same period in 2016. […keep reading]

Smithfield Foods Fined Over $53,000 for Illegal Discharges – The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources has fined Smithfield Foods $53,382 for August 2018 Surface Water Discharge Permit violations. […keep reading]

New Ice Rink System to Enhance Safety – In the event of a 25 ppm ammonia leak, a high-speed exhaust fan would be initiated; if a leak reaches 300 ppm, the Port Alberni system would close the solenoid valve on the outlet of the condenser and pump ammonia out of the machine room and into the condenser “in less than a minute,” Sutherland said. “It will safely contain the ammonia in the condenser.” […keep reading]