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2015 Stanislaus Chemical Safety Day

November 12th, 2015

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.

Notifying Personnel of Ammonia Delivery

November 10th, 2015

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 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 […]