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Ammonia Week in Review | August 21, 2015

August 21st, 2015

Ammonia finds its way out of the pipes in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Anzco Apologises For Waitara Gas Leak That Sent Three People To Hospital – The food company at the centre of a chemical leak that shut down Waitara’s CBD in the weekend has apologised and will review its ammonia emergency procedures. […keep […]

Exit Sign Requirements

August 19th, 2015

I was recently asked about the requirements for Exit Signs within a facility. I learned that Fed/OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and the Building Code each require the installation of Exit Signs. Cal/OSHA Title 8 §3216(b) requires Exit Signs (or directional signs) to be installed “at every exit door, at the intersection of corridors, at exit stairways or ramps and at such […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 14, 2015

August 14th, 2015

Ammonia leaks spring up across the globe in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. 10,000 Residents Evacuated From Chinese City After Toxic Gas Leak At Fertiliser Plant – Residents were told by the local government to evacuate Dingshui district in the city of Nanchong at about 10.30pm after liquid ammonia started to leak from a pipe at the […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 7, 2015

August 7th, 2015

The Fighting Irish are alarmed by ammonia in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak Discovered at Notre Dame – A short evacuation Friday at Notre Dame’s Compton Ice Arena. […keep reading] Cameroon: Bassa Industrial Zone – Ammonia Gas Leak Creates Panic – The premises of Union Camerounaise de Brasseries (UCB), in the Bassa industrial zone of […]

Provision for Refrigerant Removal

August 4th, 2015

Most people who have worked around the ammonia refrigeration industry for any period of time recognize the importance that strainers play in the proper operation and maintenance of an ammonia refrigeration system. Typically located upstream of control valves, strainers perform the important function of filtering out debris that would otherwise damage control valves and prove […]