Question: Where am I required to install emergency eyewash and shower stations? Answer: Both CalOSHA and FedOSHA require eyewash and shower stations in “all work areas where, during routine operations or foreseeable emergencies” an employee’s eye or body “may come in contact with a substance which is corrosive or severely irritating to the skin” [Title 8 […]
Ammonia causes havoc in space in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Parmalat Cheese Factory Ammonia Leak Forced Woman Out Of House – A chemical leak at a cheese factory south of Ottawa is raising health and safety questions after a resident living a block away was forced out of her home earlier this week by the burning […]
Ammonia makes a small splash in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Firefighters Shut Down Nelson Ammonia Leak – Emergency services workers in hazmat suits shut down an ammonia leak at the Alliance meat works at Stoke near Nelson on Monday. […keep reading] George Kerr Admits ‘Ammonia Attack’ On Greg Aitken – A man has admitted throwing an ammonia-like […]
Question: Should an Emergency Control Box (e.g. Fireman Dump Box) be installed when constructing a new ammonia refrigeration system in California? Answer: Up until 2007, California used the Uniform Fire Code (NFPA 1) as the model fire code for the state. Since codes are typically revised every three (3) years, the last year that NFPA 1 was a model […]
Ammonia leaks from coast to coast in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Route 220 Reopened In Botetourt County After Truck Carrying Ammonia Overturns – The north and southbound lanes were closed for most of the day while crews worked to contain an accident in which a tractor-trailer carrying ammonia overturned. […keep reading] Several Homes Evacuated Due To […]
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