March 27th, 2015
CSB safety video detailing key lessons for preventing hydraulic shock in ammonia refrigeration systems based on the CSB’s investigation into the accident at Millard Refrigerated Services Inc. on August 23, 2010. 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia were released to the atmosphere, resulting in over thirty offsite workers being hospitalized – four in an intensive care […]
March 26th, 2015
Ammonia stirs up trouble in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Poisonous Gas Leak in Belvedere Last Night – An ammonia leak at a depot in Belvedere last night required assistance from the HART hazardous team at London Ambulance Service (LAS). […keep reading] PARIS TN: Ammonia Leak Contained – Members of the Henry Volunteer Fire Department and Tosh Farms employees […]
March 24th, 2015
After years of hard work, IIAR has recently published two (2) new refrigeration standards: ANSI/IIAR 4-2015 Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems ANSI/IIAR 8-2015 Decommissioning of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems In this blog and the next, I will summarize each of the standards and provide excerpts that are important to be aware of. Be sure […]