Ammonia forces homes to be evacuated in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. West Hartford Frozen Desserts Company To Pay $122K After Ammonia Leak Concerns – local frozen dessert manufacturing company has been ordered to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency after it fixed a potentially dangerous ammonia leak in the Park Road building. […keep […]
Ammonia travels to space in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak Complicates Spacewalk Work On ISS – Spacewalking astronauts encountered leaking ammonia and minor glove damage while performing plumbing work outside the International Space Station on Friday, then fell so far behind that they had to leave a radiator job undone. […keep reading] Fire Departments Handling […]
Resource Compliance enjoyed participating in the 2015 Stanislaus Chemical Safety Day. Thanks to all who stopped by our table at the event. Anyone interested in downloading the slides from Peter Thomas’ presentation on Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP), can do so here.
ANSI/IIAR 5-2013 Start-Up and Commissioning of a Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems outlines the “basic minimum requirements for the safe start-up and commissioning” of ammonia refrigeration systems. One of the critical requirements contained within this document is that facility personnel be notified prior to ammonia being delivered onsite. ANSI/IIAR 5-2013 §7.8.4 Notice shall be given to […]
Ammonia irritates a community in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. One Day After Ammonia Leak, Community Members Still Have Questions – The first leak was on an Elkton farm field, hose failure as a tractor was pulling the fertilizer equipment. The second leak happened about two miles away. Together, they leaked about two thousand […]
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