When evaluating the safety of a refrigeration machinery room, it is important to take a close look at the machinery room doors. Door location, hardware, and accessibility are all important factors in determining proper room design. The following is a brief summary of the relevant codes and standards on the topic of machinery room doors: Note: Both […]
Oil draining goes bad in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Yoakum Employees Sent Home Because of Ammonia Release – About 6:30 a.m., an employee was draining oil that had settled in the bottom of the ammonia tank when the release occurred, said Yoakum Fire Chief Mark Herchek. […keep reading] Examples of catastrophic failure of NH3 refrigeration […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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