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PSI Explained: Safety Systems

August 8th, 2017

Title 8 CCR §5189(d)(3)(A)(8) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)(3)(i)(H) requires that “information pertaining to the equipment in the process shall include: Safety systems (e.g. interlocks, detection or suppression systems)”. At minimum, Safety Systems documentation must identify and summarize all Safety Systems associated with the chemical process. Once developed, this documentation will serve as a useful […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 4, 2017

August 4th, 2017

Ammonia forces evacuations in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. Ammonia Leak Leads to Evacuation at Northwest Side Conagra Plant – An ammonia leak led to an evacuation Tuesday morning at an Indianapolis plant. […keep reading] Ammonia Spillage Forces Road Closures – An ammonia spillage at a frozen fruit and vegetable processing plant on a Dundee industrial […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 28, 2017

July 28th, 2017

Ammonia mixes it up with fire in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. Ammonia Leak Under Control, Water Supply Not Affected in Wylie – Earlier in the afternoon, crews noticed a leak at the water treatment plant. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Georgetown Perdue Plant – Over 200 pounds of anhydrous ammonia was released into the air […]

PSI Explained: Material and Energy Balances

July 25th, 2017

Title 8 CCR §5189(d)(3)(A)(7) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)(3)(i)(G) require that “information pertaining to the equipment in the process shall include: Material and energy balances for processes built after May 26, 1992”. The same requirement exists in the RMP and CalARP regulation except that the applicability date is June 21, 1999 (Title 40 CFR §68.65(d)(1)(vii) […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 21, 2017

July 21st, 2017

Ammonia gets first responders suited up in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….   Street Closed, Building Evacuated After Ammonia Leak in Sumner – A street was closed and a commercial building was under an evacuation order early Tuesday after two unsuccessful attempts to control an ammonia leak at a seafood wholesaler in Sumner. […keep reading] […]