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Ammonia Week in Review | May 5, 2017

May 5th, 2017

Ammonia forces evacuations in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. 7 Taken to Hospital From Lebanon County Ammonia Incident – Seven people were transported to local hospitals Monday morning for illness after an ammonia incident at the FreeBird poultry processing plant near Fredericksburg. […keep reading] Trump Administration Could Delay EPA’s Tighter Tules for Anhydrous Ammonia […]

PSI Explained: Materials of Construction

May 2nd, 2017

The owner of a PSM chemical process must gather information which describes the materials used in the construction of the process equipment. Typically, this will not be developed from scratch, but rather will be the compilation of equipment manuals, data reports, bulletins, catalogs, cut sheets, and drawings. For a process which utilizes ASME pressure vessels […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 28, 2017

April 28th, 2017

Ammonia crosses borders in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….   10 Treated at Scene of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Ammonia Leak – When firefighters arrived on scene, it was determined that the department’s HAZMAT team would be needed to deal with the incident. […keep reading] Most of Pier 38 Allowed to Re-open Following Ammonia Leak – More than […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 21, 2017

April 21st, 2017

Ammonia hits the road in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Spill in St. John’s Sees Response From HAZMAT Team Overnight – When firefighters arrived on scene, it was determined that the department’s HAZMAT team would be needed to deal with the incident. […keep reading] Darke County Crews Investigating Reported Ammonia Leak – Dispatchers said […]

PSI Explained: Safe Upper and Lower Limits / Consequence of Deviation

April 18th, 2017

Title 8 CCR §5189(d)(2)(D)-(E) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)(2)(i)(D)-(E) require that the information pertaining to the technology of the process include “Safe upper and lower limits for such items as temperatures, pressures, flows or compositions; and, an evaluation of the consequences of deviations, including those affecting the safety and health of employees.” It is worth […]