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Ammonia Week in Review | November 6, 2015

November 6th, 2015

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 […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 30, 2015

October 30th, 2015

Ammonia goes to sea in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Fishing Boat Leaks Ammonia Cloud At Unalaska Dock – Emergency crews were mopping up an ammonia leak from a boat at the OSI dock on Unalaska’s Captains Bay Road midday Friday. They blocked off the road at the Crowley dock Friday morning, about a […]

Design Codes and Standards Employed

October 27th, 2015

Building an ammonia refrigeration system? Modifying your existing refrigeration system? In order to comply with the requirements of Process Safety Information as it relates to Design Codes and Standards Employed [Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)(3)(i)(F)], it is important that you document the Design Codes and Standards Employed in the project. One way to fulfill this requirement is to request that the […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 23, 2015

October 23rd, 2015

Ammonia holds up traffic in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Prospect Park Closed After Apparent Ammonia Leak at Skating Rink Chokes Visitors, Sends 1 to The Hospital – Portions of the park were closed after the strong ammonia odor filled the air near the LeFrak Center skating rink at 7:45 p.m., according to a […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 16, 2015

October 16th, 2015

The Army Corps of Engineers gets dinged in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Army to Pay $85K for Ammonia Lapses – The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to pay $85,059 to settle EPA claims over its use of ammonia in a research lab refrigeration system. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Shuts Smithfield Plant Down […]