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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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
The progressive steps for installing an ammonia refrigeration system are: Design Installation Start-Up Commissioning ANSI/IIAR 5-2013 §7.15 summarizes the minimum requirements for completing the commissioning of an ammonia refrigeration system. The text of §7.15 is succinct and can be seen below: To help avoid miscommunication and requirements “falling through the cracks” it is important that […]