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Ammonia Week in Review | December 6, 2019

December 6th, 2019

A contractor thinks a Canadian ice rink is being too cautious about small ammonia leaks in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Canadian Contractor Questions Rinks’ Cautious Approach to ‘Very Small’ Ammonia Leak – The Alberni Valley Multiplex in Port Alberni, British Columbia, has reopened its two ice rinks following a more than three-week closure. […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 29, 2019

November 29th, 2019

An ammonia leak causes 1.8 million pounds of food to be thrown out in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… More Companies Come to Houston Food Bank’s Rescue following Ammonia Leak – Several major companies have stepped up to help the Houston Food Bank after around 1.8 million pounds of food had to be thrown […]

Record Keeping (IIAR 6, Part 8)

November 26th, 2019

ANSI/IIAR 6-2019 §5.3 summarizes minimum requirements for ITM Program record keeping. Most of the items listed parallel an existing Process Safety Information (PSI) requirement in the PSM regulations (Title 8 CCR §5189(d) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)). The table below compares the requirements of IIAR 6 to PSM: Operational log (used to transfer information between […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 22, 2019

November 22nd, 2019

A Birds Eye Factory is evacuated in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Birds Eye Factory Evacuated after Ammonia Leak – A total of 10 fire crews were alerted to the incident on Gas Works Road in Lowestoft at 1.29am. […keep reading] Yara to Shut Doors of Local Ammonia Plant – Yara, the world’s biggest […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 15, 2019

November 15th, 2019

An ammonia leak postpones hockey games in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Alberni Valley Hockey Games Postponed due to Ammonia Leak – The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announced on Thursday (Nov. 7) that the Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9 games against the Coquitlam Express and West Kelowna Warriors have been postponed due to […]