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Ammonia Week in Review | August 19, 2016

August 19th, 2016

Ammonia leaks have severe consequences in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak at Petronas Plant Kills Two Workers – Two maintenance workers died and three others collapsed during an ammonia leak at the Petronas Chemicals Fertiliser Sabah Sdn Bhd plant in Sipitang, some 140km from here. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Turkey Processor […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 12, 2016

August 12th, 2016

Ammonia leaks cover the map in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Gas Leak Shuts Down Piasau Ice-making Plant – An ammonia gas leak at an ice-making plant in Piasau Industrial Estate yesterday forced operations to be shut down temporarily as firemen contained the leakage. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Prompts Evacuation Overnight At Vaughan […]

Machinery Room Ventilation Requirements

August 9th, 2016

In this week’s blog post we will summarize the machinery room ventilation requirements contained within ANSI/IIAR 2-2014. We have broken down the ventilation requirements into three (3) categories: Design and Installation Control Testing Some of the requirements overlap and are listed in more than one of the categories. Design and Installation When occupied, the machinery […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 5, 2016

August 5th, 2016

Ammonia caught in the center of a major collision in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Truck with Hazardous Material Crashes on I-90 Near Cle Elum, Killing Driver, Releasing Ammonia Fumes – The Washington State Patrol said Hillman’s truck was traveling westbound on I-90 about 3 miles east of Cle Elum when it left the roadway […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 29, 2016

July 29th, 2016

Ammonia stirs up trouble on the dairy in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Dairy Settles with EPA on Alleged Environmental Violations – Sunshine Pride Dairy has paid almost $180,000 to settle alleged environmental violations at a former cheese processing facility. […keep reading] Keys to a Successful PSM Inspection – For those who have been around […]