Question: I’ve heard that the ammonia pipe labeling requirements have changed. Is that true? Answer: Yes and No. It is true that IIAR updated Bulletin No. 114 Identification of Ammonia Refrigeration Piping and System Components in March 2014. The update includes a fundamental change that we will address in this blog. Before doing that, however, it is important that we unpack […]
Aqueous ammonia proves it can be dangerous in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… RIVERSIDE: Worker Accidentally Sprayed With Ammonia – A weekend industrial accident sprayed a Riverside worker with ammonia, say county hazardous materials officials. […keep reading] Broken Valve Causes Warehouse Ammonia Leak – Emergency crews responding to a hazmat situation in Avon, Massachusetts, Thursday night, say an […]
Firefighters are busy with ammonia in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia Leak Under Control at Laack Cold Storage in Green Bay – Officials with the Green Bay Fire Department confirm an ammonia leak is now under control. Officials say the incident happened Friday night at the Laack Cold Storage Facility located at 1111 N. […]
Ammonia questions, fines, and leaks in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Five Checked After Pasco Ammonia Leak – Firefighters stopped the leak and the plant was turned back over to management. The small, contained leak was mainly an inhalation hazard. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak in Ville Platte – Hazmat crews were busy cleaning up an ammonia leak in […]
Question: What is an emergency pressure control system? Answer: An emergency pressure control system (EPCS) is a pressure-limiting safety system that is required by many current Fire Codes (International Fire Code and NFPA 1). The EPCS has replaced the Emergency Control Box (sometimes called Dump Box, Red Box, Fire Department Box, etc.) as a code required safety system for over-pressurization events. […]
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