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Ammonia forces homes to be evacuated in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. West Hartford Frozen Desserts Company To Pay $122K After Ammonia Leak Concerns – local frozen dessert manufacturing company has been ordered to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency after it fixed a potentially dangerous ammonia leak in the Park Road building. […keep […]
Ammonia travels to space in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak Complicates Spacewalk Work On ISS – Spacewalking astronauts encountered leaking ammonia and minor glove damage while performing plumbing work outside the International Space Station on Friday, then fell so far behind that they had to leave a radiator job undone. […keep reading] Fire Departments Handling […]
Resource Compliance enjoyed participating in the 2015 Stanislaus Chemical Safety Day. Thanks to all who stopped by our table at the event.
ANSI/IIAR 5-2013 Start-Up and Commissioning of a Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems outlines the “basic minimum requirements for the safe start-up and commissioning” of ammonia refrigeration systems. One of the critical requirements contained within this document is that facility personnel be notified prior to ammonia being delivered onsite. ANSI/IIAR 5-2013 §7.8.4 Notice shall be given to […]
Ammonia irritates a community in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. One Day After Ammonia Leak, Community Members Still Have Questions – The first leak was on an Elkton farm field, hose failure as a tractor was pulling the fertilizer equipment. The second leak happened about two miles away. Together, they leaked about two thousand […]