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Ammonia news, events, and resources cast this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Burst Ammonia Pipe Forces Evacuation – San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood said workers heard a loud hissing sound before an ammonia pipe burst at about 7:10 p.m. at Cott Beverages USA, 4238 Director Drive. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Shanghai Refrigeration […]
Thank you to all who attended the 2016 HAZWOPER FRO Courses instructed by Resource Compliance on April 13th, 2016 and May 18th, 2016. We look forward to seeing you at our other training events in 2016!
The recent release of ANSI/IIAR 2-2014 has provided the ammonia refrigeration industry with much needed direction on the topic of ammonia detection in a refrigerated facility. Prior to the release of this document, IIAR 2 only addressed ammonia detection within the context of a machinery room and left the requirements of “other than machinery rooms” […]
History gives a sobering reminder in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. The Worst Accident in Houston History: The 1976 Ammonia Truck Disaster – It was the worst accident in Houston history. On May 11, 1976 at 11:08 in the morning, a tank truck carrying 7500 gallons of anhydrous ammonia lost control, crashed through a guardrail […]
Ammonia leaks plague the globe in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak in Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre Cold Room; No One Injured – The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted at 9.19pm on Friday to an ammonia leakage at one of the units at the fruit, vegetable and […]