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Ammonia Week in Review | January 23, 2015

January 23rd, 2015

Ammonia clears the rink in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Etobicoke Skating Rink Evacuated Following Ammonia Leak – An Etobicoke skating rink was evacuated as a precaution following an ammonia leak at a nearby City of Toronto office building Tuesday evening. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Reported At Upstate Plant- Firefighters and a hazmat crew responded an ammonia leak at […]

Q&A | Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment

January 20th, 2015

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 Week in Review | January 16, 2015

January 16th, 2015

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 Week in Review | January 9, 2015

January 9th, 2015

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 […]

Q&A | Emergency Control Boxes

December 23rd, 2014

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 […]